Protests still going on

Since I last wrote I was telling you about Indigenous people protesting about the mining of their land - at the time this was just a little story that added to my stay in Panama. But in the week that this has gone on it has escalated .  As of yesterday there is no gas or diesel to be found in Boquete- this has affected the traffic and the amount of tourists in town.  Yesterday the streets were almost silent. 
The protests now have gone violent- One Indian was killed by gun shot and I have read of others having gun shot injuries.  The National Police have sustained injuries from thrown rocks. The police are using tear gas as its first line of trying to break up the protests.  Several times the road to David has been blocked but reopened but I read again tonight that it may be blocked again as will the other 2 access roads that lead you to roads that would end up in David.
One town on the Americana Highway has taken the brunt of the violence as I have seen pictures that the police office has been burnt to the ground and a bank has been looted. The government ordered that the cell phone towers in that area be turned off to limit communication between protesters.
This afternoon there was a demonstration here in town - I have no idea who it was as they were dressed in white and carrying white flags ( I wondered if they were medical people) and as they marched many of the Gnobes in town joined in. I just read that the a college in Panama City is closing tomorrow and that the Presidential Palace has added security. In David students and workers have also joined in forming demonstrations.  Truckers blocked the border at Costa Rica cutting off supplies that way also.
We are not under too much inconvenience - we did have to cancel our trip to Bocas Del Toro as we could not get a bus to take us there but that did mean that Kaiden got to Zip Line but there were only 3 people on the tour.
I feel we are safe as we are miles from where the actual violence is - but I am going to book flights to Panama City for next Friday - I do not feel comfortable taking an 8 year old on a bus and on that highway at this time.
It is very strange to watch a foreign country that I live in go though this type of thing.  It is not like I can turn on the TV to get information- I do that but I have my computer with Google translate on my lap trying to type fast enough to figure out what is being written on the screen.  The gringos here rely on each other for updates on road closures and fuel situations etc.