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To: afrayem onigwecher who wrote (18347)	12/6/2006 11:36:23 AM
From: StockDung	Respond to of 19428

Six wounded in Ecuador clash at mining company December 4, 2006 Monday HEADLINE: Six wounded in Ecuador clash at mining company Text of report by Ramon Calderon: "Six wounded during conflict with mining company in Zamora", published by Ecuadoran newspaper El Universo website on 4 December Two soldiers and four civilians were wounded during an armed confrontation at 1600 on 2 December in El Quimi, Tundayme Parish. The incident took place between two groups of citizens, one in favour and the other against the presence of the Ecuacorriente company, which has the mining concession dubbed Condor Mirador in the Tundayme area. As a result of the gunfire, two soldiers from Jungle Battalion 21 Condor of Gualaquiza were wounded: William Ching Moran and Jairo Ramon Andrade Holguin, who were treated at the Gualaquiza hospital and subsequently transferred to the hospital at Infantry Brigade No 7 in Loja. The prognosis for Andrade is guarded because he has birdshot lodged in his skull; he has been taken to the military hospital in Cuenca. Of the four wounded civilians, one was identified as Jose Raul Tuku Yanpif, who sustained several birdshot wounds. Byron Altamirano, acting provincial police commander, regretted the atmosphere of anxiety in El Pangui, but he admitted that there are only two officers and 25 policemen to maintain order and citizen security in the area. "Our job is establish dialogue and prevent confrontations," he said. On 1 December an assembly was held at the El Pangui coliseum; the event was attended by the mayors of Yantzaza, Benito Suquisupa; El Pangui, Segundo Encarnacion; Morona Santiago, Franklin Mejia; Deputies Salvador Quishpe and Gonzalo Aguilar; Zamora Governor Jose Paqui, and a representative for the Ecuacorriente company. During the meeting, opposition to mining activity was reaffirmed and a proposal was made to demand the abolition of the concession granted to the company. After the assembly concluded a march was staged to El Quimi, where it was broken up by members of the army. Source: El Universo website, Guayaquil, in Spanish 4 Dec 06 Copyright 2006 British Broadcasting Corporation All Rights Reserved BBC Monitoring Latin America - Political Supplied by BBC Worldwide Monitoring