(2 Jun 2018) Violent clashes erupted in the streets of Masaya on Saturday between protesters and police as violence and social unrest continue to grip Nicaragua.
More than 110 people have been killed in the country since mid-April amid clashes between forces loyal to President Daniel Ortega and opposition groups demanding his removal.
In the city of Masaya, protesters fired projectiles and mortars at police from behind barricades.
One masked protester said the people of Nicaragua have "tired" of Ortega and that they would not "surrender."
The rise of criminal gangs has led residents in several cities to organize neighborhood watch groups with barricades.
The Red Cross reported that two people manning barricades in the city of Masaya were fatally shot Saturday.
In Managua, meanwhile, a US citizen was found shot to death in the street after he left a bar late on Friday to help a friend who was being attacked.
Leading businessmen in Nicaragua have proposed moving up the presidential election that is now scheduled for 2021.
Ortega has been president since 2007.
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