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Thu 08 Aug 2008Anti-Morales strikes deepen political divide in Bolivia
BOLIVIA:A 24-HOUR general strike in five of Bolivia's opposition-controlled states on Tuesday paralysed a broad swath of this deeply divided Andean nation.
Clashes broke out in the eastern city of Santa Cruz, epicentre of the political opposition, where anti-government protesters fought with loyalists of left-wing president Evo Morales. Police fired tear gas to disperse rival groups who exchanged fusillades of sticks and stones.
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