Supporters of Bolivian ex-president Evo Morales take 16 police officers hostage

Morales and current president are locked into a standoff for ruling party’s nomination in next year’s presidential contestSupporters of Bolivia’s ex-president Evo Morales stormed a barracks in the central Chapare region and took around 20 soldiers hostage, military sources said on Friday, marking a dramatic escalation in their standoff with the state.The hostage situation comes nearly three weeks after backers of Morales – the country’s first Indigenous leader – began blocking roads to prevent his arrest on what he calls trumped-up rape charges aimed at thwarting his political comeback. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/01/bolivia-evo-morales-police-officers-taken-hostage

Author : Agence France-Press in La Paz

Publish date : 2024-11-01 21:36:19

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