BUENOS AIRES - Nine priests ended a two week hunger strike yesterday after the mayor of Buenos Aires reversed a decision to evict poor families to make way for a highway, officials said. The priests, who were supported by high ranking church officials, said they abandoned the hunger strike "at the request of neighbours" in the poor Retiro barrio.
Priests end hunger strike
BUENOS AIRES - Nine priests ended a two week hunger strike yesterday after the mayor of Buenos Aires reversed a decision to evict…
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