Clashes, tear gas, even as Ecuador protesters win government concession

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QUITO, June 24 ― Police in Ecuador's capital fired tear gas yesterday to disperse Indigenous protesters who tried to storm congress on the 11th day of crippling demonstrations over fuel prices and living costs.Protesters had earlier won a concession from the Ecuadoran government when President Guillermo Lasso, isolating because of a Covid-19 infection, granted them access to a cultural centre emblematic of the Indigenous struggle but commandeered by police over the weekend.However, later in the day, a group of Indigenous protesters, led by women, headed towards congress only to be pushed back by police as violent clashes broke out.Police fired tear gas while protesters threw rocks and fireworks.“This is a very bad sign, given we asked our base to march peacefully,” said protest leader Leonidas Iza.The protests, which started on June 13, have claimed the lives of three peop…