2 hours ago500 villagers take hostages and attack 11 nurses who went to vaccinate
Periskopi(5 years ago)
(5 years ago)Residents of a village with strong anti-waste convictions in Guatemala have attacked nurses who were trying to give inoculations, holding them hostage for seven hours. About 500 people blocked the road and vandalized cars in Mangoila, the northern province of Alta Verapazi. 11 nurses were released from hostage after negotiations between police and villagers, [...]
About 500 people blocked the road and vandalized cars in Mangoila, the northern province of Alta Verapazi.
11 nurses were released from hostage after negotiations between police and villagers, the BBC reports, translates Periscopi.
Authorities said that online disinformations were fuelling resistance against vaccines.
The nurses had been attacked <x0borely and physically” by residents, the Minister of Guatemalan Health said.
Local media reported that residents rejected the vaccine after a fellow villager who had experienced side effects. /Periscope
