based cleric ayatollah glenn in ankara says was behind a failed coup attempt. u.s. has condemned recent violence in nicaragua accusing president no takers government of indorsing murder and intimidation at least three hundred people have been killed since anti-government protests began in april with local media reporting three more were shot dead on tuesday with hagar is refusing to step down and he denies that he controls the paramilitary groups blamed for most of the deaths of the united states government condemns the ongoing violence and intimidation by the ortega controlled armed groups in nicaragua that includes the arbitrary arrests of seven hundred nicaraguans who have opposed the ortega government as corroborated by multiple sources we also condemn the cowardly attacks on the catholic church leadership the buildings and it here and there along with the deaths of hundreds of protesters the attacks have been widely documented internationally and are completely unacceptable the nicaraguan government cannot continue its to excuse its behavior and blame others fo