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Peru: Lima universtiy students riot & destroy construction work

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Israel J. Ruiz

Claiming their rights are being violated and that it is necessary to establish a new contract with the municipality of Lima, students from the University of San Marcos continue to protest the construction of a bypass next to and on university grounds.

They took to the streets of Lima on Thursday, marching towards the country's congressional offices.

Thousands of students marched through the streets of downtown Lima demanding authorities cease construction work in and around the university.

Motorists and pedestrians showed their displeasure as the dean of the university and his students blocked off some of the capital's main streets.

Protests did not end with the march, however. Students began to destroy what constructions workers had built on Thursday evening, making workers angry and sparking a battle between the two groups.

At least 15 students were injured as construction workers responded by throwing rocks and Peru's national police began firing tear gas.

It was reported that one of the worst injuries was a student that had to receive 15 stitches after a rock hit him in the head.

Riots broke out in May as construction workers from the Municipality of Lima began working much closer to the university.

They were controlled but began once again early this week when students arrived to the university and found that one of their walls had been demolished.

The municipality has assured that this was part of a contract signed between municipal authorities and the university, explaining that agreements were reached months and in some cases years ago.

The municipality has also affirmed a new wall is to be built within 20 days.

The Municipality of Lima has stated that construction work will not stop and requested that Peru's national police provide the necessary security.

The University of San Marcos, the oldest officially established university in the Americas, agreed to grant the Municipality of Lima 28,000 square meters (301,389 square feet) of land for the construction of the new bypass.

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# Cleo Powers says :
4 July, 2008 [ 19:09 ]

You people need a LONE RANDER, or ZORRO, or John Wayne, or HOPALONG CASSIDY, or SUPERMAN! Hmmm, ok, maybe we do to!
Violence never setteled anything! Only Domination! This is a college, is it not? Doesn't it teach COMMON SENSE as well?

# A.K. says :
4 July, 2008 [ 20:15 ]

It s hard to teach that to teenagers. As we all know, "...they know everything." To there defence however, Its often students who instigate change...

# Study this! says :
5 July, 2008 [ 09:37 ]

More "wooden shampoos" = less street riots.

# Carlos Ramirez says :
6 July, 2008 [ 18:29 ]

Interesting links:

http://users.erols.com/mwhite28/usa-riot.htm

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2006-10-02-amish-shooting_x.htm

http://www.emergency-management.net/school_shoot.htm

http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/may2006/160506raceriots.htm

# Jorge Matos says :
8 July, 2008 [ 21:34 ]

To the students of UNMSM:
I was a student in the late 70ties, I remember when the walls started to build and I was part of the students the complaints and fight against "the muro" under the claim that the autorities can used the money for ended the cafeteria building. Young with a short vision known I was wrong. 100% wrong.
Now again, the students' leaders are doing the same mistake, What they have to ask for decent public bus terminal, where they are guarented to have multiple choices in refernces to destinations and scheduales that adjust to students needs. They are  given away land, they have the right to ask for compensation this is the right way.

regards,

Jorge Matos

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