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Paraguay: Police Kill Activist Amid Protests Against Vote to Remove Term Limit

HeadlineApr 03, 2017

In Paraguay, 25-year-old activist Rodrigo Quintana was shot and killed by police on Friday night amid widespread protests in the capital against a secret Senate vote to remove presidential term limits. Quintana was killed when riot police stormed the headquarters of the liberal opposition party and opened fire with rubber bullets. His killing sparked protests over the weekend and the ouster of two top officials.

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