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Panama declares state of emergency over deadly pension protests

Demonstrators attend a rally against the government of Panama's President Jose Raul Mulino in Panama City on June 20, 2025.  [AFP]

Panama on Friday declared a state of emergency in western Bocas del Toro province, where anti-government protesters are accused of setting fire to a baseball stadium and of looting businesses, including a provincial airport.

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