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Bolivian strike over census delay paralyzes agriculture export hub

FILE PHOTO: A worker sweeps soybeans in a packing plant in Santa Cruz, November 30, 2007. REUTERS/Andres Stapff/File Photo

Thousands of people in Bolivia launched an indefinite strike on Saturday in the lowland city of Santa Cruz, a major agriculture export hub, to protest the postponement of a population and housing census which delays access to more economic resources.

One death was reported by police in clashes between people who accepted the strike and those who wanted to reject it. Television news images showed several highways blocked, empty streets and markets and businesses closed.

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