Two Police Officers Injured by Bullets During a Protest Against the Rise in Fuel Prices in Guatemala
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Two Police Officers Injured by Bullets During a Protest Against the Rise in Fuel Prices in Guatemala
The clash occurred after the government announced the deployment of police and military personnel to clear the affected roads in 10 of the country’s 22 departments, in compliance with a Constitutional Court order. The increase in the value of gasoline and mainly diesel, according to the government due to the conflict in the Middle East, has made goods from the basic basket and transportation expensive. Diesel went from about $3.4 per gallon in F…
Two agents were injured in Guatemala during an operation to clear roads blocked by protests against the fuel rise. The government attributes the increase in diesel to the conflict in the Middle East. Organized crime is suspected to be involved.
Day by Day News Guatemala – Two police officers were shot this Friday during clashes with protesters who were blocking a road in the municipality of Cuyotenango, in southern Guatemala, as part of the protests against the increase in fuel prices. The confrontation occurred after the authorities deployed [...] The post Two police injured during riots due to the fuel surge in Guatemala appeared first on .
The Executive Agency announced the measures to guarantee the mobility of Guatemalans in different parts of the country in the face of the blockades that have caused people to disagree with the price of fuel.
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