Farmers Clash with Police in Bolivia, Amid Fuel Price Hike

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Shock police launched tear gas on Thursday against protesters, who resorted to stones to protect the blockade of a bridge in Marbán, in the Beni region of Amazonia.

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The clashes that broke out yesterday in Bolivia are the first since June when the country's government declared a state of emergency. The post Bolivia: Farmers clash with police against the backdrop of the increase in fuel prices appeared first on in.gr.

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Farmers began blocking a bridge in Marbán, Beni region, in protest against a government decree that doubled the price of diesel, raising it to about $1.50 (€1.29) per litre.

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In the afternoon hours, the police unblocked the road by gassing. This action increased the discomfort of the blockers who, in the evening, again cut the route Santa Cruz Beni. Source: El Deber Sectores Productivos de la...

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Protests in Bolivia Police clashed on Thursday with peasants blocking a highway in central Bolivia in protest against a rise in the price of diesel, in a challenge to the government that maintains a state of emergency, the Armed Forces reported.

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Violent clashes broke out in Bolivia on Thursday between police and farmers who blocked a major highway in the Amazon region to protest a sharp increase in the price of diesel. The demonstrations took place despite a state of emergency in force in the country, with the army announcing that security forces had intervened to restore traffic. Police intervene with tear gas The clashes took place on a bridge in the northeastern region of Beni, on a …