MANAGUA, June 23 (Xinhua) -- A one-year-old boy became the latest victim of the political unrest roiling in Nicaragua, the national police reported on Saturday.
Teyler Leonardo Lorio was shot in the head during a morning clash between Managua City officials, police and protesters, the state-run news website El 19 Digital said, citing the police report.
The incident occurred when employees of Managua's City Hall and police were working to clear roadways blocked by barricades put up by anti-government protesters, police said.
"They were attacked by armed delinquents," the report said, adding that earlier in the day, "masked groups armed with firearms, mortars and Molotov cocktails" attacked families in different residential zones.
In the past two months, Nicaragua has seen a surge of street violence, after the administration of President Daniel Ortega increased social security contributions and reduced pensions by 5 percent.
On Monday, representatives of the administration are set to resume national dialogue with opposition leaders to address the protests.
