Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Bolivia minister quits over highway protest row: Plan Suspended

Bolivia's minister of defense has resigned after a government crackdown involved tear gassing hundreds of indigenous protesters which killed a baby and arresting a large group of demonstrators.
The protests, supported by Evo Morales, the president, are against the construction of a highway through a national park and a legally designated indigenous zone.

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