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Guards Fire Into Guiana Crowd as Clashes Rage
In Georgetown six people were shot as bodyguards of Prime Minister Cheddi Jagan opened fire on a crowd during an eight week strike over a labor bill. Mobs looted shops, violence spread between East Indian and Negro communities, and police arrested over 100 protesters as tensions heightened.
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