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Bolivian miners lift roadblock after deputy minister beaten to death
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS | Fri Aug 26, 2016 4:49pm EDT
Bolivian miners lift roadblock after deputy minister beaten to death
By Daniel Ramos | LA PAZ
Protesting Bolivian miners on Friday abandoned a roadblock where a day earlier they kidnapped a government deputy minister, who was later found beaten to death.
President Evo Morales called for three days of national mourning and declared Friday a day of "deep pain" for the country.
Deputy Interior Minister Rodolfo Illanes, 56, was beaten to death on Thursday after being taken hostage by miners who had blocked a major highway near Panduro, around 160 km (100 miles) from capital city La Paz. Officials said he died of blows to the head.
The brutal killing of a senior minister has shocked the country and the violent protests highlight the conundrum Morales has of keeping his increasingly divergent core support happy at a time when income is tight.
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Bolivian miners lift roadblock after deputy minister beaten to death
By Daniel Ramos | LA PAZ
Protesting Bolivian miners on Friday abandoned a roadblock where a day earlier they kidnapped a government deputy minister, who was later found beaten to death.
President Evo Morales called for three days of national mourning and declared Friday a day of "deep pain" for the country.
Deputy Interior Minister Rodolfo Illanes, 56, was beaten to death on Thursday after being taken hostage by miners who had blocked a major highway near Panduro, around 160 km (100 miles) from capital city La Paz. Officials said he died of blows to the head.
The brutal killing of a senior minister has shocked the country and the violent protests highlight the conundrum Morales has of keeping his increasingly divergent core support happy at a time when income is tight.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-bolivia-minister-idUSKCN11100X