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Paraguay

Paraguay Police & Protesters Clash Amid Strike
June 22 2000 (Reuters)

"Paraguayan police arrested at least four demonstrators and 11 people were injured in clashes in the capital on the first day of a 48-hour general strike against the South American country's privatisation plans, police and unions said on Thursday."

Police Battle Paraguay Protesters
June 22 2000 (Associated Press)

"Riot police fired tear gas and unleashed water cannons Thursday to disperse hundreds of workers on a strike called by labor unions opposed to a government privatization plan."