A student is dragged away by police after beeing shot in the head by a rubber bullet and then beaten by police. Foto LA PRENSA/Moises Matute - Copyright LA PRENSA/Moises Matute


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Another day another protest. Tear gas aplenty. The violence went up a notch. journalist, students, police all got mixed up in the tear gas clouds and rubber bullets.

Spanish freelance photojournalist Antonio Aragon was shot in the hand with a rubber bullet. At leas he was happy it was not his camera.

Here are the pics




Spanish photojournalist Antonio Aragon walks back form the riot with his pinky finger shot by a rubber bullet. Foto LA PRENSA Moises Matute - Copyright LA PRENSA/Moises Matute



Antonio is atended by the red cross. Foto LA PRENSA Moises Matute - Copyright LA PRENSA/Moises Matute



After the adrenalin comes down, the pain finaly sets in. Foto LA PRENSA Moises Matute - Copyright LA PRENSA/Moises Matute



Nicaraguan riot police fire tear gas at students during protest in which students demanted a reduction in prices for public transport. Foto LA PRENSA/Tomas Stargardter - Copyrigh LA PRENSA/Tomas Stargardter



Riot police come in firing with a shotgun at students. Foto LA PRENSA/Tomas Stargardter - Copyrigh LA PRENSA/Tomas Stargardter



A student engulfed in a cloud of tear gas throws a rock back at police. Foto LA PRENSA/Tomas Stargardter - Copyrigh LA PRENSA/Tomas Stargardter



Swallowed up by a tear gas cloud and with no gas mask protection Spanish freelance photojournalist Antonio Aragon and AP Peruvian photojournalist Esteban Felix get out of harms way. Foto LA PRENSA/Tomas Stargardter - Copyrigh LA PRENSA/Tomas Stargardter



Students run away form a particular strong new variety of tear gas used by police on Wednesday May 17. Foto LA PRENSA/Tomas Stargardter - Copyrigh LA PRENSA/Tomas Stargardter
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