Nicaragua-Protesters Hurl Rocks at President Bolanos

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-4965479,00.html

Protesters Hurl Rocks at President Bolanos

Wednesday April 27, 2005 4:31 AM

By FILADELFO ALEMAN

Associated Press Writer

MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) - President Enrique Bolanos' attempt Tuesday to address protesters demanding his resignation was met with a barrage of rocks, which missed him but injured his son, officials said.

The incident, which forced the younger Enrique Bolanos to seek hospital treatment for a minor head wound, followed days of often-violent student protests over the government's refusal to halt bus fare increases.

The elder Bolanos has blamed those protests on the leftist Sandinista Front, which has been struggling with the government for political control of the country.

Balanos announced later in the day that he was placing the army on alert in case of possible further disturbances...

[Judi Lynn]

1. Good lord! This is choice!

From the article:

On Tuesday, about 5,000 protesters allied with the Sandinistas chanted for Bolanos to resign before he came out to try to talk with them and was met by rock throwing.

``I invite them to come to me so that we can look for solutions,'' Bolanos told reporters after police rushed him out of the crowd. ``I left because there was no one with whom to dialogue; instead there were insults and violence. It is impossible to find solutions under these conditions.''

Bolanos added that he has no intention of resigning, ``because they don't yet know who Enrique Bolanos is.''

Bolanos and some creep

I'll bet they've got a good idea.

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2. They know exactly who Bolanos is . nt