Police in Nicaragua say that a police
officer, protester, and pro-government activist have been killed in clashes
over a planned social security reform. The National Police said the officer was
killed Thursday by a shotgun blast and the protester died as a result of
"a dispute between gangs." It identified the protester as a student
at the National Polytechnical University in Managua. It said the activist was
killed by a gunshot in Tipitapa, a city outside of the capital of Managua where
supporters of the Sandinista government have been involved in clashes. The
protests started after the government increased payroll taxes and changed
pensions to try to shore up Nicaragua's troubled social security system. More…
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