[Onthebarricades] DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Community revolt over power cut

[Andy]

http://www.dominicantoday.com/app/article.aspx?id=24782

      Residents riot in power protest
     
     
      Santo Domingo.- A public protest against the prolonged power cut lasting over two days in La Isabelita neighborhood in Santo Domingo East culminated in a 30-minute exchange of fire in which one person was injured, following a demonstration organized by women residents of the area.

      Police officers injured a 23-year old man who was identified as Lenny Ortega in the leg. The young man was shot while carrying a large tire with the intent to set it on fire.

      The smell of burning rubber still lingered in this impoverished neighborhood.

      Local residents' association president Manuel Novas said that a larger police presence and improved lighting was needed in order to control the wave of assaults in the area.  
     
     
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