More than 30 others were hospitalized , most with bullet wounds , a hospital reports . Most of the victims suffered bullet wounds , she said , although the government says its forces were unarmed in the confrontation , which took place in the country 's Totonicapan department . The attack took place in the city of Diyarbakir, which is home to an ethnic Kurdish minority and has been rocked by violence for years. Guatemala 's president says the soldiers were not armed . The protesters were expressing opposition to high energy prices , educational reform .
More than 30 others were hospitalized , most with bullet wounds , a hospital reports . The attack took place in the city of Diyarbakir, which is home to an ethnic Kurdish minority and has been rocked by violence for years. Guatemala 's president says the soldiers were not armed . The protesters were expressing opposition to high energy prices , educational reform .