Crowds Gather in Support of Besieged Protesters at Nicaragua University

A caravan of supporters turned out in the early hours of July 14 in support of a group of people besieged inside the Divina Misericordia church in Managua, Nicaragua, amid reports that armed civilians and police were firing on the group. El Nuevo Diario reported that the National Police and armed civilians attacked students protesting at the university on Friday following protests to demand president Daniel Ortega’s resignation. Footage live streamed from the scene shows students saying what they thought were their final goodbyes to loved ones as gun shots ring out. Later in the evening, student protesters took shelter inside a church, where the gunfire continued, injuring at least three people. The Washington Post journalist Joshua Partlow, who was covering the situation, reported that he was trapped in a church following gunfire. He tweeted that the gunfire was continuing into the early hours of the morning, with ambulances prevented from accessing those injured. Credit: Unión Masiva Nicaragua via Storyful