World IN BRIEF : EL SALVADOR : Army Veterans End Seizure of Legislature
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Five hundred army veterans from El Salvador’s civil war seized control of the legislature for 24 hours before reaching agreement with the government on a number of demands. The former soldiers had kept control of the Legislative Assembly, trapping 13 lawmakers. One veteran was killed and three more were wounded in clashes with the police. Details of the agreement ending the occupation were not revealed, but the protesters had earlier demanded jobs, housing and financial aid.
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