Police Clash With Protesters; 1 Man Dies
From Times Wire Reports
Ecuadorean police fired tear gas at tens of thousands of protesters marching on the presidential palace in Quito, the capital, to demand the resignation of President Lucio Gutierrez.
Demonstrators, who had been peaceful, responded to the tear gas by throwing stones at police.
A 70-year-old man who had a heart attack after being gassed became the first to die in a week of protests against Gutierrez for interfering with the Supreme Court.
The president has refused to step down.
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