12 Wounded During Clashes in eastern town

At least 12 people were wounded on Tuesday during clashes between police and demonstrators in Bafata, eastern Guinea-Bissau, Lusa reported the governor of the region, Antonio Roberto da Silva, as saying. Students had planned to march on Tuesday against a strike by teachers, who have been demanding the payment of overdue salaries.

However, the students called off their action, according to da Silva, who said Tuesday's protest was staged by "groups of people who are not students, some of them from Bissau", the capital. Da Silva added that there had been no problems during a protest march by students last week, Lusa reported.

Tuesday's incidents in Bafata came a day after protesters rampaged through the streets of Bissau, attacking government buildings, destroying vehicles and clashing with police, Lusa said.