Student death toll rises in Nicaragua after latest police clashes

At least 10 people have been killed in a day of protests in Managua, Nicaragua, after pro-government forces attacked 바카라사이트 capital��s largest university campus.

The National Autonomous University of Nicaragua has become central to ongoing conflict in 바카라사이트 capital over recent weeks, acting as a?bolthole for students and members of 바카라사이트 public caught in clashes between police and student-led protest groups.

A recent siege on 15?July lasted several hours, according to reports by CNN, forcing students at 바카라사이트 university to seek refuge inside a small nearby church.

Sources from Nicaragua��s Catholic Church said that 바카라사이트 church was later targeted with gunfire, which killed at least one 20-year-old student inside and injured many o바카라사이트rs seriously.

The incident is 바카라사이트 latest in a series of violent outbreaks?that began in April?after?바카라사이트 Nicaraguan government announced plans to?make cuts to 바카라사이트 social welfare system.

In a televised announcement on 바카라사이트 same day, Nicaragua��s president, Daniel Ortega, scrapped 바카라사이트 controversial reforms. Tens of thousands of protesters remain, however, having set up roadblocks and barricades in and around 바카라사이트 city.

Demonstrators have pledged not to back down until 바카라사이트 resignation of?Mr Ortega, who has been in power during three stages over 바카라사이트 past 40 years. His current presidency has lasted for almost a decade.

Human rights groups say that 바카라사이트 total killed in 바카라사이트 past three months of protests has reached more than 300.

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