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Argentine border police confront farmers blocking Highway 14 at Gualeguyachu
14 Jun 2008
Source: Reuters
 
Argentine border police confront farmers blocking Highway 14 near the border with Uruguay at Gualeguyachu, 240 km (150 miles) north of Buenos Aires, June 14, 2008. Argentine police faced off against truckers and farmers blocking a crucial rural highway on Saturday, a day after the government resolved to break up blockades amid a three-month standoff with farmers over export taxes on soybeans. REUTERS/Bernardino Avila (ARGENTINA)
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REFILE - ADDING FARMER'S NAME Argentine border police arrest regional farm leader Alfredo De Angel for blocking Highway 14 near the border with Uruguay at Gualeguyachu, 240 km (150 miles) north ...




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