Cibao protests to continue

[NewsWhore]

The 48-hour protest that began on Tuesday in San Francisco de Macoris in demand for several public works projects was extended for a further 24 hours by a group of organizations belonging to the Alternative Social Forum (FSA). Two people were killed during the first two days of the protest. They were identified as the athlete and member of local Civil Defense teams, Israel Polanco Santos, 17, who was killed while playing basketball on a court in San Martin barrio, and Luis Gomez Nunez, 14, who was shot while riding his bicycle along Nino Risek Street in San Francisco de Macoris. Diario Libre also reported that at least 20 people have been injured by buckshot and rocks during the clashes between protesters and police, and another 20 have been arrested. The FSA spokesperson in Duarte Province, Eddy Munoz, said that a police patrol was responsible for the death of Polanco Santos. According to the commander of the Police for the northeast, Brigadier General Ciriaco Nunez, the police did not shoot at the young man, and he said that the shooter is still unidentified. The unrest has affected educational, productive and commercial activities, as was demonstrated during a tour of the city by DL reporters. The Forum is calling for the construction of a water treatment plant, changes in the Hydro-carbon Law, the freeing of 10 farm workers jailed a couple of weeks ago and the construction of a bridge over the River Jaya. The municipality of Navarrete was also hit by protests in several barrios and in the downtown area, affecting traffic along the Joaquin Balaguer Highway. During the disturbances, some unknown elements went around on a motorcycle and threw a homemade bomb at the CDEEE sub-station, causing some minor damage. In Hermanas Mirabal province, the protests also affected economic and educational activities, and three people were detained by the police.

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