Saturday, June 23, 2012

Video: Police violently disperse protests in Paraguay (VIDEO)

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Thousands of people flooded the streets of Asuncion, Paraguay on Friday night, after the Paraguayan Senate voted to remove President Fernando Lugo from office. Riot police and military police officers on horseback moved in to control the crowds, who had gathered to condemn the impeachment trial. The Senate tried Lugo on five charges of malfeasance in office, including an alleged role in a deadly confrontation between police and landless farmers that left 17 dead.





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