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One Reportedly Dead, 18 Injured in Clashes Between Police and Protesters in Paraguay - Video

© AFP 2023 / NORBERTO DUARTEPolicemen are seen near a fire set on by demonstrators at the Commerce Ministry headquarters during a protest against corruption and lacks in the health system, demanding the resignation of Paraguayan President Mario Abdo Benitez, in Asuncion, on March 5, 2021.
Policemen are seen near a fire set on by demonstrators at the Commerce Ministry headquarters during a protest against corruption and lacks in the health system, demanding the resignation of Paraguayan President Mario Abdo Benitez, in Asuncion, on March 5, 2021.  - Sputnik International, 1920, 06.03.2021
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - One person died and at least 18 others suffered injuries after the Paraguayan police clashed with demonstrators during an anti-corruption rally late on Friday, the ABC Color newspaper reported.

According to the major Paraguayan newspaper, a 32-year-old man succumbed to his injuries after he was stabbed in his chest. Moreover, a teenage girl was poisoned by tear gas while another man was hit by a rubber bullet.

Meanwhile, the police said that a dozen law enforcement officers got injured during the clashes.

Videos from the protests emerged online. 

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