Sunday, 6 April 2008

clashes between rival political groups of natives in Bilwi...Nicaragua


Residents fight during political clashes in Puerto Cabezas, northern Nicaragua, Friday, April 4, 2008. Nicaraguan police say they've sent reinforcements to Puerto Cabezas after two people were killed and others wounded in the clashes. Liberal party officials say a group of Miskito Indians supporting the ruling Sandinista party attacked members of their party and looted the city hall.

Residents carry an injured man during political clashes in Puerto Cabezas, northern Nicaragua, Friday, April 4, 2008. Nicaraguan police say they've sent reinforcements to Puerto Cabezas after two people were killed and others wounded in the clashes. Liberal party officials say a group of Miskito Indians supporting the ruling Sandinista party attacked members of their party and looted the city hall.

Residents carry the body of a man who died during political clashes in Puerto Cabezas, northern Nicaragua, Friday, April 4, 2008. Nicaraguan police say they've sent reinforcements to Puerto Cabezas after two people were killed and others wounded in the clashes. Liberal party officials say a group of Miskito Indians supporting the ruling Sandinista party attacked members of their party and looted the city hall.

People stand around the body of a man who died during political clashes in Puerto Cabezas, northern Nicaragua, Friday, April 4, 2008. Nicaraguan police say they've sent reinforcements to Puerto Cabezas after two people were killed and others wounded in the clashes. Liberal party officials say a group of Miskito Indians supporting the ruling Sandinista party attacked members of their party and looted the city hall.

A group of locals carry the body of a man shot dead on April 4, 2008, during clashes between rival political groups of natives in Bilwi, Puerto Cabezas, 536 km northeast from Managua. The clashes started just after the suspension of municipal elections in the Autonomus North Atlantic Region (RAAN).

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