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03-20-2009, 03:00 PM
At least 30 people were arrested and four people injured following protests in Higuey yesterday. The unrest was linked to the 24-hour bus strike in the DR's eastern region, which ended at 6pm after a meeting between transport unions and the Higuey Chief of Police. Burning tires, barricades and rock throwers were all part of the scene as the strike held strong in the five provinces of the east. Manolo Ramirez, speaking on behalf of more than 300 unions, said that if the government fails to build roads to the smaller towns in the east the protests would continue.
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