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04-18-2007, 02:20 PM
An elderly man was killed and hundreds of people were arrested as a wave of protests swept across several cities and towns in the Cibao Valley. In San Francisco de Macoris, a man was killed by a homemade bomb during the first day of a 48-hour protest staged to demonstrate the urgency for several public works projects in the area. Some reports said that two other people threw the bomb at the victim, while others claimed that the victim had been carrying the device when it exploded. In Licey al Medio, all activity was halted as a result of protests demanding the promised completion of several public works projects. Navarrete also reported protests.

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