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Violence Flares Anew in Bolivia Amid Political Turmoil

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   New clashes erupted in the Bolivian capital Wednesday even as the
   self-declared interim president called for quick elections after former
   President Evo Morales resigned and fled the country.

   Jeanine Anez, second vice president of the Senate, assumed the
   presidency Tuesday after Morales fled to Mexico Sunday following
   violent protests. His vice president, as well as other senior officials
   who could have succeeded him, also fled into exile or resigned.

   Anez met with military and police commanders at the presidential
   palace.

   On Wednesday, Morales' supporters flooded the capital, La Paz, and
   other cities to protest Anez's presidency, clashing with riot police
   who used tear gas to disperse the crowds.

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