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Anti-tourist protests turn violent as holidaymakers harassed and shops smashed

Tensions boiled over this past Friday as throngs of mostly peaceful protesters, brandishing placards with messages like "Gringo: Stop stealing our home" and demanding immediate housing regulation, took to tourist hotspots throughout the city

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