Strike toll

[NewsWhore]

Yesterday's one-day national strike called by the Alternative Social Forum left a toll of 14 injured in several incidents across the country. No deaths have been reported as a result of the strike. Overall, the stoppage was generally hailed as peaceful, and few arrests were made. While some tire burning took place in several barrios, only a few people were injured in violent incidents. One man was injured when a homemade bomb blew up in his hand, and another three were injured by another explosive device. In Salcedo, a police sergeant was wounded and in Mao another sergeant was injured in a confrontation with demonstrators. In Bonao, a young man was hit by gunfire and a TV cameraman was injured. In San Francisco de Macoris four people were injured, one man receiving a gunshot to the leg. Similar incidents were reported in other towns, but on the whole the day passed quietly, with stores and businesses going about work almost as usual. The biggest problem was public transport access for workers. Police chief Rafael Guzman Fermin congratulated his troops on their behavior during the strike. Listin Diario reported that a one-day strike costs the Dominican economy RD$3.0 billion in lost income. This is calculated on the basis of a GDP estimated at a little over a trillion pesos.

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