LA PAZ, Nov 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Four more people have died in protests in Bolivia, raising the total number of victims in the political unrest to 23,
the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights said.
The new deaths were announced after five protesters were killed in clashes
with security forces on Friday in central Bolivia, a political stronghold of
exiled ex-president Evo Morales.
The Washington-based IACHR, a part of the Organization of American States, also recorded 122 wounded since Friday.
Anti-government protests broke out in La Paz after Morales won reelection to a fourth term, and Bolivia’s military forces decided to withdraw their support for his leadership.
Morales subsequently resigned and sensing his life was in danger, requested and received asylum from Mexico, where he landed earlier last week.
Opposition legislator Jeanine Anez declared herself interim president and has pledged to hold new elections. — NNN-AGENCIES
