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"The bullets were tearing apart," said one of the more than 200 survivors of a church attacked by government forces, in an episode of violence that left more than 270 people dead in Nicaragua. The paramilitaries were within 50 meters from where "they attacked us ruthlessly and made two attempts to burn the church with us inside," reported the young AFP, s & rsquo; Identifying only as "El Negro."
At noon, hooded paramilitaries attacked students enrolled at the National Autonomous University of Nicaragua (UNAN) who fled to the temple of Divine Mercy near the campus of the Villa Fontana residential complex. southeast of Mangua.
Nearly 20 hours of horror were experienced by about 200 homeless students in Unan, an operation that left two dead and 14 wounded, according to Cardinal Leopoldo Brenes, who led a mission were in the temple.
"They did not respect the church and the image of the Virgin, Christ.They broke everything, the walls were marked by fire," added the student, d & rsquo; A strangled voice, after undergoing the attack with large caliber weapons.
Almost at dawn on Saturday, at the risk of further shooting. Extinguish the fire, because they burned the church with everyone inside, "added the university student, who was looking forward to me, what he had not seen in two months [19659002] – "Lots of helplessness" –
I lived for almost 20 hours ", I was not scared, but rather helpless because they attacked us with AK-47 rifles, Dragunov and grenades. "
The trenches of stones and bricks were of little use to protect them, pulverized with shots fired in the very far, he reported.
The attack was so brutal that he felt a strong explosion when "they threw a grenade that took the wall of the harbor and so they went into Unan," he added
"They killed Gerald Velzquez. It was a bullet in the head. We could not do anything and we lost it, "said the 22-year-old, who asked not to be identified.
He badured us that he would continue in the civil struggle until the departure of the government Daniel Ortega
student, with one leg bandaged and with difficulty walking, said that at midnight, "they cut off the light and started to pull the head … I saw one of my companions fall (Velzquez). As it was dark and dark, we became aware of the other dead companion "on a barricade.
Unan students, the most important public university in the country, took place near the city. a month after the start of demonstrations on April 18 (UPOLI) in the face of the constant badault of the police and government-led shock groups, who were trying to eliminate this hotbed of resistance to violence. East of Mangua
After the brutal siege, the young people were able to leave the morning of the church, through the Catholic authorities, with Cardinal Brenes and members of the Inter-American Commission of Rights Human Rights Commission (IACHR) and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Two busloads of students entered the buildings of the Mangua Cathedral, accompanied by Ambulances of the Red Cross and wounded, where they were.
Ge's father rald Velsquez, one of two deceased students, arrived at the cathedral in search of information for the delivery of his son's body, while receiving solidarity. of the local population.
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