Motorist shoots dead two climate protesters blocking road in Panama

Motorist shoots dead two climate protesters blocking road in Panama

Two people have died after a motorist fired shots during a protest against a disputed mining contract in Panama on Tuesday, 7 November.Panama's national police said they apprehended an adult allegedly linked to an incident in Chame District where two people died.State prosecutors said in an XTwitter post that one person had been arrested in connection with the deaths. Demonstrators were protesting after the government fast-tracked a contract to allow a Canadian mining company to restart an open-pit copper mine surrounded by rainforest for the next 20 years.


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