The World - News from Aug. 17, 1987

Two U.S. diplomats incited demonstrations in Managua by opponents of the leftist Nicaraguan government, according to Barricada, a newspaper of the governing Sandinistas. It identified the diplomats as John Moderno, the U.S. charge d’affaires, and Gary Grappon, a vice consul. Police broke up the demonstrations with clubs, electric prods and dogs, and witnesses said 10 demonstrators were arrested. The protests were organized by opposition groups to test the Sandinista government’s commitment to a new Central American peace plan. Barricada claimed that Moderno and Grappon “were identified as the instigators of these events.” The embassy declined comment.