
More than 20 people were detained in the capital of Panama during an incident near the US Embassy, where a protest was held against the visit of US President George Bush to this country.
A group of students threw policemen with incendiary mixtures after law enforcement officers prevented the inscriptions on the walls of the diplomatic mission.
Earlier, another manifestation was held against a short -term visit to Panama by the head of the White House. This country was the last stage of his Latin American tour, during which he also visited Argentina and Brazil, Interfax reports.
Speaking at a press conference in Panama, the US President denied the use of the American military torture against prisoners. He also did not reject, but did not confirm the report that the CIA has secret prisons in a number of foreign countries, in particular, East European ones.