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01/23/2005:

"Thousands of Cubans protest against US blockade"

Over 5,000 people gathered Saturday in Mantua in the western province of Pinar del Rio, demanding an end to the economic blockade imposed by the United States on Cuba.

During the Open Tribune of the Revolution, which takes place every other Saturday in Cuba, the demonstrators condemned the hostile policy Washington has kept for more than 40 years against the island country.

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