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One Dead, Nine Wounded in Panama Protests
A 10-year-old boy was killed and at least nine people were wounded by gunfire in protests against a law authorizing the sale of state-owned land in the Panamanian duty-free zone of Colon.
The National Police clashed throughout the day Friday with groups of demonstrators opposed to the law and with looters who ransacked establishments in downtown Colon.
Medical personnel at the Manuel Amador Guerrero Hospital told local television that a 10-year-old boy was caught in the crossfire and died of a bullet wound to the stomach, while six people were treated there for bullet wounds and an unspecified number for pellet wounds.
Source and full story: Latin American Herald Tribune, 20 Oct 2012
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