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08-07-2008, 02:30 PM
Ten people were arrested after violent confrontations with SWAT police who were escorting a Caribe Tours bus on the new Santo Domingo-Cap-Haitien route. The confrontation took place in Navarrete when transport cartel members from Santiago, Navarrete, Mao, Montecristi and other cities blocked the streets to protest against the Santo Domingo-based carrier serving the route. Police intervened when protestors flung debris at the bus. Listin Diario reports that the bus windows were shattered in the incident. El Caribe reports that the confrontation caused a 10-kilometer traffic jam and five people were wounded. The bus eventually reached its destination with the help of the police escort. The Specialized Border Security Corps (CESFRONT) also served as escort, along with a helicopter. Union leaders threaten to make future protests if Caribe Tours doesn't drop the route. The government transport office, OTTT has authorized Caribe Tours to travel the route, but the unions do not want competition, according to spokesmen Bienvenido Rodriguez of Expreso Liniero and Marcos Medrano of Bloque de Organizaciones del Transporte.
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