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Photo of the Day: Slum Dwellers and Officials Clash, Leaving 40 Injured

January 25th, 2011

Local residents take cover as they and the demolition crew throw stones at each other during the demolition of shanty homes in San Juan City, east of Manila on January 25, 2011. Residents are opposed to the government plans of building a new city hall. At least 40 people, including a local official, have been injured in the violence according to San Juan City media reports.(Noel Celis /AFP/Getty Images).

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