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NewsWhore
02-03-2011, 04:30 PM
Public transport drivers serving several "concho" routes disrupted traffic along 27 de Febrero, Estrella Sadhala and Juan Pablo Duarte avenues yesterday in protest at the new routes approved by the city council. The drivers, members of the Fetranreno union blocked the roads in the morning and part of the afternoon. According to Hoy, one person was injured and several windows were broken, and city officials complained of the fact that while the demonstrators blocked the access to the municipal office, the Police did not do anything. According to reports, at least six people were injured in other protests. El Caribe said that at least one person was injured in Monte de Jagua, and another two between Moca and San Victor in protests that extended throughout the Cibao region over the higher fuel prices and the cost of living.

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