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10-24-2008, 04:50 PM
The 72-hour protest that began on Tuesday has officially ended. The protests were organized by the Alternative Social Forum and called for the government to provide citizens in the region with basic services, improved power supply and lower food prices, among other demands. Yesterday, as part of a general work stoppage, protestors marched through sectors of Pueblo Nuevo, San Pedro, San Vicente, Hermanas Mirabal, San Martin, Alto de la Javiela and El Capacito, in San Francisco. As a result of the protests Public Works Minister Victor Diaz Rua, Police Chief Rafael Guillermo Guzman Fermin and INAPA director Mariano German will make their way to San Francisco to meet with civil leaders. Officials hope to reach some type of deal that will stop the protests. Listin Diario writes that two people were killed and 20 injured during the three-day protest.
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