tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098630.post6647514020977340095..comments2024-02-07T10:17:27.483+00:00Comments on ...........Experimental Blog: Innocents Abroad Joe Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12315093259285325819noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098630.post-30439639738311511762013-09-16T10:23:38.509+01:002013-09-16T10:23:38.509+01:00Think worst that may have happened is that I may ...Think worst that may have happened is that I may have skinned my knees or slightly worse - I was not taking photographs but it did seem clear police were targeting some of the protestors for special attention. My kilt marked me out as an idiot abroad - so really protected me. <br /><br />I've not been tear gassed before - it was really unpleasant - especially in an enclosed space. <br /><br />We emerged about 3 hours later - it took about 4 showers to get the stuff off me and out of my face when I got back to the hotel. <br /><br />The guys with the full face masks - they mostly turned out to be local journalists. <br /><br /> Joe Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12315093259285325819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098630.post-17340699419457881862013-09-16T06:55:28.750+01:002013-09-16T06:55:28.750+01:00Wow! Sounds like a nightmare, Joe! Glad you lived ...Wow! Sounds like a nightmare, Joe! Glad you lived to tell the tale.Doug Belshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12480126132832180317noreply@blogger.com