Paraguayan farmers question probe into killings

By Pedro Servin

Published December 5, 2012 8:29pm ET

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Paraguayan farmers question probe into killings — In this Nov. 13, 2012 photo, a farmer walks behind black flags representing 11 landless farmers who were killed during clashes with police in the Yvy Pyta settlement near Curuguaty, Paraguay. The âMassacre of Curuguatyâ on June 15 occurred when negotiations between farmers occupying a rich politician's land ended with a barrage of bullets that killed 11 farmers and 6 police officers. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz) | Jorge Saenz

ASUNCION, Paraguay (AP) — Lucia Aguero stood with the other farmers in the standoff. About 300 of them had occupied the rich politician’s land that they insisted wasn’t legally his. On the other side of the clearing were some 200 riot police. She watched as the two negotiators walked up to each other and began talking.

And then the shooting started.

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