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The Economic Times
The Economic Times

Bolivia declares state of emergency, deploys military to quell protests

La Paz: Bolivia's president declared a state of emergency on Saturday and deployed soldiers and bulldozers to raze anti-government roadblocks that have paralyzed the Andean nation.

For more than six weeks, unions, Indigenous groups and coca farmers have marched through cities and blocked roads across the country with rubble, logs and debris in protest against the conservative government.

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