Four students wounded

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At least four students were injured during clashes with police riot units yesterday in Licey al Medio in Espaillat (Moca) province. The students set fire to tires and threw rubbish in the streets as they protested against the new tax proposals and demanded that the government finish the third floor of their school building. One student was hit in the chest with a tear gas grenade and the other three were hit with buckshot. According to El Caribe, what started out as a peaceful student protest became heated when the march was "infiltrated" by armed men who shot it out with police SWAT units for 25 minutes. As well as demanding the full repair of the third floor of their school the students were also demanding more maintenance staff and teachers. One student said that the police fired at the school building even though hundreds of students were inside. As a result of the demonstration, traffic along the old Duarte Highway was halted for several hours. In other protests in Espaillat Province, three people were injured in Higuerito during protests against the assignment of a new school superintendent.

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