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July 23, 2004


Source: MIA - Macedonian Information Agency

17 Persons Injured in Struga Riots Last Night

At least 17 persons were injured in late Thursday's riots in Struga in front of the SDSM party municipal organisation when a group of persons threw stones, bottles and Molotov cocktails at party's building, MIA correspondent from Struga reported.

Police late Thursday in Struga used rubber bullets, tear gas and shot in the air to disperse the demonstrators.

Demonstrators were protesting for more than 5 hours in front of the SDSM party municipal organisation due to the visit of Defence Minister Vlado Buchkovski and Secretary General Nikola Kjurchiev and their dissatisfaction from new governmental proposal for the territorial organisation of Macedonia.

Buchkovski and Kjurchiev visited the local party members to hold talks on new territorial organisation at the party's HQ.

The demonstrators threw bottles and Molotov cocktails at party's building, shouted and whistled, threatening not to allow the first men of SDSM to leave the building.

Police used tear gas to quell the gathered citizens in front of Drim Hotel. Several trash containers were burnt and turned over.

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