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05 October 2012

GUATEMALA : 7 Dead, 30 Wounded In Totonicapan Energy Protest.

http://edition.cnn.com/2012/10/05/world/americas/guatemala-clashes/index.html
     At least 7 have died...and more than 30 were wounded....15 seriously...in the southwest department of Totonicapan...when police and soldiers using tear gas....tried to clear a highway roadblock.
    Members of 48 communities were protesting high energy prices.
    Security forces deny their men were armed.
    It's the major second clash this year between the army and civilians.
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