Riots shake FTZ in Colon, Panama

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Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Protests continued Monday in Colon, Panama, over a law that allows for the sale of land in the Colon Free Trade Zone, according to the English-news Website Panama Guide . The Associated Press reported Friday that a 10-year-old boy was killed during violent protests in the city, at the Caribbean end of the Panama Canal. AP said rioting came a few hours after the National Assembly approved legislation permitting the sale of land to private companies already leasing land...

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