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Five Morales Supporters Killed in Clashes in Bolivia

Agence France-Presse

   SACABA, BOLIVIA - Five supporters of former president Evo Morales were
   killed Friday in violent clashes between protesters and security forces
   in Bolivia, according to an AFP correspondent who saw the bodies at a
   hospital.

   Authorities did not report any deaths in the riots outside Cochabamba,
   though it said 100 people were detained. Media reports said eight were
   wounded.

   Clashes had broken out Friday in the suburbs of Cochabamba, where
   thousands of coca growers were trying to reach the city center 11 miles
   (18 kilometers) away to join a protest against interim leader Jeanine
   Anez.

   But they were blocked by police, who stopped them from crossing a
   bridge.

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