On Monday 8 October 2018, disturbances broke out at the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo (UASD). The press reported that a large group of people were protesting the high price of fuel. Tires were burned and roads were blocked at the state university’s main campus in Santo Domingo campus. The streets affected by the protests included Correa y Cidrón Avenue and a north-south stretch of Ortega y Gasset Avenue.
According to traffic reporter Jose Urtecho, there were problems with transit in the area, specifically on Bernardo Correa Avenue and Cidrón and he tweeted that Digesett agents should be dispatched to deal with the situation. He also said that the tunnel on Ortega and Gasset leading towards the university was also blocked.
Later in the day, members of the National Police arrived and used tear gas bombs to disperse the protesters.
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9 October 2018
