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06-19-2009, 04:50 PM
The violence in the northern town of Navarrete continued as protestors and law enforcement faced off over the death of a young protestor earlier this week. The situation in Navarrete can only be described as tense with one unidentified protestor throwing a homemade bomb at a police station. The bomb hit a vehicle but did not explode. Burned tires, a standard feature of Dominican protests, were scattered along the highway that links Santiago to the north west of the country and did the same on the road that connects Santiago to Puerto Plata. Community leaders have expressed their outrage at police behavior and say the death of 21-year old Jose Aquiles Gonzalez should be labeled a murder. Police in Navarrete have continued to patrol the main streets of the town, but have limited their presence in other areas. Protest leader Rodolfo Payero said that the young man's death would not be in vain, adding that protests would continue.
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