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Zorro

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Thu Sep 18, 2014, 10:07 PM Sep 2014

At least 15 police hurt as thousands rally in Ecuador

At least 15 officers were wounded and multiple arrests were reported in Quito as thousands gathered for rallies for and against leftist President Rafael Correa, officials said.

Union and opposition groups that included indigenous people, students and doctors gathered to protest a spate of government initiatives, in a march that filled tens of city blocks, organizers reported.

Meanwhile, 4,000 pro-government demonstrators headed a call by Correa and convened in front of the presidential palace in Quito's downtown, according to police.

Security-force members were pelted with stones in the capital's south, but none was in critical condition, Major Henry Ponce, spokesman for the Ecuadoran police, told AFP.

http://news.yahoo.com/least-15-police-hurt-thousands-rally-ecuador-040119299.html

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