New Riots in Panama City

Rock-throwing students clashed with riot police outside Panama’s National University as protests resumed against the military-dominated government. Students erected barricades to block a key intersection near the campus in Panama City. Police later moved in to dismantle the barricades, causing most of the students to flee. The demonstration followed the lifting of a nationwide state of emergency on Tuesday, the same day government supporters attacked the U.S. Embassy to protest last week’s U.S. Senate resolution calling for the ouster of Panama’s military chief, Gen. Manuel A. Noriega. The government of Panama apologized for the attack on the embassy and offered to pay for all damages.