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Summary:The government declared a state of siege in Bolivia on August 28 and arrested scores of labour, political and church leaders as the regulations governing the 90-day state of siege came into effect. Unrest had spread throughout the country in the face of economic austerity programmes and the closure of a number of mines.
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Location:BOLIVIA LA PAZ
Reuters ID:LDL0011IOHJIF
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