Masked police officers stand guard as residents stand in the doorway of their home in downtown Colon, Panama, Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012. Police began patrolling Colon after violent protests Friday over a new law allowing the sale of state-owned land to private companies already leasing land there to handle the import and export of goods in the duty-free zone next to the Panama Canal. Protesters want the government to instead raise the rent and invest the money in Colon, a poor and violent city. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco)
Masked police officers stand guard as residents stand in the doorway of their home in downtown Colon, Panama, Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012. Police began patrolling Colon after violent protests Friday over a new law allowing the sale of state-owned land to private companies already leasing land there to handle the import and export of goods in the duty-free zone next to the Panama Canal. Protesters want the government to instead raise the rent and invest the money in Colon, a poor and violent city. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco)
PANAMA CITY (AP) — Hundreds of people opposed to Panama selling state-owned land in a duty-free zone on the Panama Canal have marched through the city of Colon a day after a violent protest resulted in a death and several injuries.
No violence has been reported Saturday in the Caribbean port city.
Heavily armed police are patrolling in response to a protest Friday that saw people burning tires, barricading streets and throwing things at police. Officers used tear gas and fired shots in the air to disperse the rioters.
Authorities say a 10-year-old died from a gunshot but the source of the bullet is under investigation.
People in the city object to legislation signed in to law Friday that will let export-import businesses buy land they are now leasing in the duty-free zone.
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