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Nicaraguans clamour for US envoys expulsion

MANAGUA (AFP) - Thousands of Nicaraguans pelted the US embassy with rocks and home-made explosives, the other day, demanding the ambassador be expelled for criticising a ruling allowing leftist President Daniel Ortega to seek re-election. Full Article at The Nation

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