Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Leaders convene in Bolivia


Presidents of some Latin American countries are in Chile today to discuss the political crisis in Bolivia.

Violence erupted in the country during the last few weeks between supporters and opponents of Bolivia's president Evo Morales. At least 30 people have died.

Chilean president Michele Bachelet called for the emergency summit. All leaders except for Peruvian president Alan Garcia are expected to attend.

Read the story here.

Source and Photo: Guardian

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

This link:

http://www.aporrea.org/internacionales/n120782.html

shows the bolivian campesinos trying to cross a river and being shot at by the criminals working for the Bolivian opposition. Presumably it was filmed by one of them while his buddies were shooting. So much for 'clashes', as CNN calls them...


Pepito