Former Rebels Occupy
Nicaragua's Airport
MANAGUA - Former combatants of the rebel
Yatama group Friday occupied an
international airport in northern Nicaragua,
demanding fulfillment of an agreement they
signed with the government a week ago.
The occupation of Rigoberto Cabezas Airport
in Bilwi municipality has caused the
suspension of flights to the capital of
Managua 557 km away.
The group had also blocked the route between
Minas and Waspan municipalities, Yatama
natives leader Hector Poveda said.
Yatama is an indigenous group in the North
Atlantic Autonomous Region. The Nicaraguan
government officials signed an agreement
last week promising loans, houses,
construction materials and jobs to the
former fighters.
Poveda said the group would occupy other
State buildings in Bilwi if the government
did not fulfill their demands.
Poveda said he led 3,810 former Yatama
combatants, who were also demanding roofs
for their houses, which were damaged in 2007
by hurricane Felix.
Meanwhile, four legislators of the National
Assembly are stranded in Bilwi and have
requested the National Army to help them
return to Managua.
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