Teenager killed in Nicaragua as protest tensions flare again
MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) – Armed men wearing hoods have clashed with anti-government protesters in Nicaragua’s capital, and police say a teenager was killed and five people were injured.
Images on Nicaraguan television Sunday showed men carrying guns and the red and black flag of the government of President Daniel Ortega.
A police statement said 16-year-old Max Romero was killed during “crossfire” after protesters began throwing rocks at nearby homes.
A woman with her face bloodied after she was pummeled by the police, stands in shock inside a house after a peaceful anti-government march was dissolved violently by government forces, in Managua, Nicaragua, Sunday, Sept. 23, 2018. Police and militias opened fire on the demonstrators leaving at least one dead and several wounded, included at least one journalists. (AP Photo/Oscar Navarrete)
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights says more than 320 people have died since violence broke out in Nicaragua in April over a since-rescinded government plan to cut social security pensions.
Protesters are calling for an early presidential election, but Ortega said Saturday that they will have to wait until his term ends in 2021.
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