On the Scene

Murder inMasatepe

Masatepe, Nicaragua—“The People of Masatepe Repulse UNO’s Terrorism,” declared La Barri- cada. Both Sandinista-controlled newspapers carried the report: On Sunday, December 10, mobs organized by remnants of the hated National Guard and dispatched by the National Opposition Union (UNO) launched a vicious attack on peasants in the village during a sparsely attended opposition rally, killing one bystander, injuring 17 others, and destroying two houses. One headline read, “International Observers Witnessed Their Acts.”