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title: "GroundUp: In photos – Hangberg erupts over fishing rights"
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# GroundUp: In photos – Hangberg erupts over fishing rights

> Rubber bullets, petrol bombs, flares and tear gas fill the air as protest escalated. By Ashraf Hendricks for GROUNDUP.

By GroundUp · Published 13 September 2017, 14:38 SAST · Updated 13 September 2017, 14:39 SAST

## Content

*First published by*[*Groundup*](https://www.groundup.org.za/article/hangberg-erupts-over-fishing-rights/)

On Tuesday Hangberg was the scene of a violent confrontation between residents and police after residents protested over fishing quotas. A [14-year-old boy](http://www.groundup.org.za/article/police-shoot-child-mouth/) was shot [in the mouth](http://www.groundup.org.za/article/tracking-boy-who-was-shot-hout-bay/) by public order police. As the day progressed, things continued to escalate.

![Image](//images.www.dailymaverick.co.za/images/resized_images/750x500q70groundup-Hangberg2.jpg)

Photo: *Protesters taunt police after blocking Atlantic Skipper Street*

*![Image](//images.www.dailymaverick.co.za/images/resized_images/750x500q70groundup-hangberg3.jpg)*

*Photo: A protester is almost burnt as a burning tyre is moved to barricade the street*

*![Image](//images.www.dailymaverick.co.za/images/resized_images/750x500q70groundup-hangberg4.jpg)*

*Photo: A community leader (centre) and other residents talk about why they are protesting*

*![Image](//images.www.dailymaverick.co.za/images/resized_images/750x500q70groundup-Hangberg5.jpg)*

*Photo: Police prepare to enter protest*

*![Image](//images.www.dailymaverick.co.za/images/resized_images/750x500q70groundup-Hangberg6b.jpg)*

*Photo: After protesters threw rocks, police forced their way into the area and fired rubber bullets*

*![Image](//images.www.dailymaverick.co.za/images/resized_images/750x500q70groundupHangberg7.jpg)*

*Photo: Running battles took place in the road*

*![Image](//images.www.dailymaverick.co.za/images/resized_images/750x500q70groundup-hangberg8.jpg)*

*Photo: A police vehicle is burnt by a petrol bomb*

*![Image](//images.www.dailymaverick.co.za/images/resized_images/750x500q70groundup-Hangberg9.jpg)*

*Photo: A resident takes cover behind a vehicle*

*![Image](//images.www.dailymaverick.co.za/images/resized_images/750x500q70groundup-Hangberg10.jpg)*

*Photo: Tear gas was fired into the residents’ homes*

*![Image](//images.www.dailymaverick.co.za/images/resized_images/750x500q70groundup-Hangberg11.jpg)*

*Photo: Clouds of tear gas filled the streets*

*![Image](//images.www.dailymaverick.co.za/images/resized_images/750x500q70groundup-Hangberg12.jpg)*

*Photo: Hangberg residents watching the police gather from afar*

*![Image](//images.www.dailymaverick.co.za/images/resized_images/750x500q70groundup-Hangbery13.jpg)*

*Photo: A burnt tyre is rolled down the road towards the police*

*![Image](//images.www.dailymaverick.co.za/images/resized_images/750x500q70groundup-Hangberg14.jpg)*

*Photo: Two fishing boats were set alight. One of the boats was saved by the police water canon*

*![Image](//images.www.dailymaverick.co.za/images/resized_images/750x500q70groundup-Hangber15.jpg)*

*Photo: A Hangberg resident lies on the ground. Police asked him to leave numerous times but he refused*

*![Image](//images.www.dailymaverick.co.za/images/resized_images/750x500q70groundup-Hangberg16.jpg)*

*Photo: As the sun set it became harder to see rocks being thrown by protesters. Police continuously kept a close watch firing large amounts of rubber bullets at protesters*

*![Image](//images.www.dailymaverick.co.za/images/resized_images/750x500q70grounduphangberg17.jpg)*

*Photo: In response, protesters used flares***DM**

*Photo: Protesters throw petrol bombs at riot police*