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Caribbean & Central America - September 2014 (ISSN 1741-4458)
NICARAGUA: ‘Sandinista massacre’ raises questions
Eight people have been charged with crimes linked to the attacks on two buses carrying supporters of Nicaragua’s ruling Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional (FSLN) from the capital to the western department of Matagalpa on 19 July – the anniversary of the overthrow of the Somoza dictatorship (1936-1979). Nearly two months on the police have yet to clarify the motives for the attack which left five dead and 19 wounded - a rare incident of apparent political violence in an otherwise peaceful country. As well as fuelling speculation regarding the presence of armed groups in the north of the country, the incident has reignited concerns about Nicaragua's security institutions.
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