Anti-government protesters have been using homemade mortars
Reuters: Violence flares up in Nicaragua after suspension of peace talks
MASAYA, Nicaragua (Reuters) - Nicaraguan police and masked gunmen clashed with anti-government protesters on Tuesday, leaving at least two dead following the suspension of peace talks to quell two months of deadly demonstrations, a human rights group said.
Youths armed with homemade mortars and slings fired off projectiles from behind brick barricades in the southern city of Masaya, video footage taken by Reuters showed. Protesters there have kept a police station under siege for over two weeks in defiance of President Daniel Ortega.
Nicaragua has been convulsed by unrest since Ortega in April proposed cutting pension benefits to cover a social security shortfall. The plan, later dropped, triggered demonstrations that turned fatal and led to demands for his resignation.
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WNU Editor: This is going from bad to worse.
More News On The Crisis In Nicaragua
Nicaragua crisis talks stall after mediators walk out -- BBC
Barricades and Empty Streets: Nicaragua's Leader Loses Control -- The Wall Street Journal
Nicaraguans try to topple a dictator — again -- Today Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Today’s Wi-Fi Is Yesterday’s Paving Stones -- Today Nicaragua
‘We are victims who assist victims': Documenting human rights violations in Nicaragua -- Global Voices
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