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Video. WATCH: Locals clash with security forces in Guatemala elections

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Clashes broke out between locals and security forces in central Guatemala after complaints about election process

Violence broke out in Guatemala as voters went to the polls to elect a new president, vice president and members of Congress. 

In José del Golfo, in central Guatemala, angry crowds clashed with security forces after some voters prevented a polling station from opening on Sunday.

Locals took action after they heard that people from another municipality were bused in to vote.

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