Official buildings ransacked after arrest of prominent Bolivian opposition governor

Record ID: 1704497

  • Title: Official buildings ransacked after arrest of prominent Bolivian opposition governor
  • Date: 29th December 2022
  • Summary: SANTA CRUZ, BOLIVIA (DECEMBER 29, 2022) (REUTERS) EXTERIOR OF DAMAGED GOVERNMENT BUILDING AND BURNT OBJECTS IN STREET LOCAL RESIDENTS LOOKING AT DAMAGE AND BURNT OBJECTS EXTERIOR OF DAMAGED GOVERNMENT BUILDING SOLDIERS TALKING WITH RESIDENTS EXTERIOR OF DAMAGED GOVERNMENT BUILDING AND BURNT OBJECTS IN STREET (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) LOCAL RESIDENT, JAVIER PARADA, SAYING: "The
  • Embargoed: 12th January 2023 17:06
  • Keywords: Bolivia Santa Cruz aftermath governor Luis Fernando Camacho protests
  • Location: SANTA CRUZ, BOLIVIA
  • City: SANTA CRUZ, BOLIVIA
  • Country: Bolivia
  • Topics: South America / Central America,Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA001942329122022RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Government buildings were charred and ransacked amid violent protests in the Bolivian city of Santa Cruz on Wednesday (December 28) after the detention of opposition governor Luis Fernando Camacho.
    Reuters footage showed government buildings vandalised and office furniture burnt.
    Officers surveyed the damage on Thursday (December 29) at the public prosecutor's office, police command, justice palace, and national taxes building.
    The protests erupted on Wednesday after the arrest of Camacho, which his supporters described as a kidnapping.
    Bolivia's state attorney's office said the arrest was connected to the toppling of former leftist president Evo Morales in 2019. An October arrest warrant accused Camacho of "terrorism" without giving more details.
    (Production: Nadia Arce, Monica Machicao, Liamar Ramos)
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