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Police Use Tear Gas, Rubber Bullets At Ecuadorian Protest

HeadlineJan 19, 2006

In Ecuador, police and student demonstrators clashed at an anti-corporate globalization protest in the capitol of Quito Wednesday. Police used tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannons against the students as they rallied outside the presidential palace, where Ecuadorian President Alfredo Palacios was meeting with Florida governor Jeb Bush. 57 people were reportedly injured and another 23 arrested.

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