Paraguay landless peasants-police shootout kills 18; Army moves into the area

Saturday, June 16th 2012 - 02:53 UTC

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Paraguay sent the Army after at least 18 people were killed and over eighty wounded, many of them seriously, on Friday in armed clashes that erupted when police tried to evict landless peasant farmers squatting a privately-owned farm in Paraguay, officials said. Read full article

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Yomp to victory
OMG! Paraguay are militarising the region. Call the UN C24!!
Jun 16th, 2012 - 09:02 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Pugol-H
Time for Paraguay to demand the return of the land illegally stolen from it by Brazil and Argentina at the end of the war of the triple alliance.

When the Paraguayan population of the region was annihilated (never mind expelled), and an Argintinian population implanted.

Such hypocrites
Jun 17th, 2012 - 10:34 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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wesley mouch
CFK should give the Paraguayans their land back. She is demanding the Malvinas but she needs to give the land back to Asuncion first
Jun 17th, 2012 - 06:55 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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