Muscat: Authorities had to use teargas to disperse protesters at the Globe Roundabout in the port town of Sohar this morning, according to an eye witness.
"A helicopter is dropping shells and teargas is used to control the crowds that has stayed put at the Globe Roundabout since yesterday," an eye witness, who preferred not to be named, told Gulf News over the phone from Sohar.
The action by security could not be confirmed by any authority.
According to a Dubai resident he had to return to UAE because roads at the Sohar were blocked and they were turned back.
The social media is abuzz with tweets and blogs about the protests in Sohar where the protesters are demanding reforms and end to corruption.
Some of the Tweets said that people from Sur were expected to join the protesters in Sohar. Since January 17, Oman has seen peaceful protest first in Muscat and then since Friday last it has spread to Salalah, Shinaz and Sohar in north.
On Saturday, some of the protesters had barged into a hypermarket and vandalised it after that all the shops and eateries were closed around Globe Roundabout.
Oman government has responded to the recent demands put forward by the protesters by raising the minimum salary in private sector to 200 Omani riyals basic salary.
On Saturday, the Omani leader also made major six changes in the cabinet shuffle.
