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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Shweta Sharma

Bolivian ex-president’s supporters hold ‘20 soldiers hostage’ amid escalating tensions

Supporters of Bolivia’s former president Evo Morales stormed a military facility and took soldiers hostage, intensifying a standoff with the government over rape allegations, according to the country’s military.

The Bolivian Armed Forces said in a statement that “irregular armed groups” had kidnapped military personnel and taken control of military units in the central Chapare region, which has emerged as a battleground with supporters of Mr Morales surrounding the area.

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