NPR: Streets A ‘War Zone’ As Protesters Call For Puerto Rico’s Governor To Resign
Some of the island’s biggest stars attended, and tensions ratcheted up in San Juan when protesters burst through a barricade at the governor’s mansion and security forces fired tear gas at the crowd.
Puerto Rico’s Governor Ricardo Rosselló said he wasn’t going to step down on Tuesday, but with the criticism growing it’s hard to believe this will end well for him.
Puerto Rico witnessed a night of heated demonstrations with protesters overturning barricades and police firing tear gas into the crowd, while in front of the governor's official residence https://t.co/UMqQKFNbmX pic.twitter.com/khnRkp4CD7
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