Supporters of Bolivian ex-president Evo Morales take about 20 soldiers hostage
Morales and current president are locked into a standoff for ruling party’s nomination in next year’s presidential contest
Supporters of Bolivia’s ex-president Evo Morales stormed a barracks in the central Chapare region and took about 20 soldiers hostage, military sources said on Friday, marking a dramatic escalation in their standoff with the state.
The hostage situation comes nearly three weeks after backers of Morales – the country’s first Indigenous leader – began blocking roads to prevent his arrest on what he calls trumped-up rape charges aimed at thwarting his political comeback.
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