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Deadly clashes over Morales candidacy deepen Bolivia crisis in election run-up

People protest at rally
An Aymara woman uses bicarbonate on her face to protect herself against the effects of teargas as supporters of Evo Morales protest in support of his candidacy in La Paz last month. Photograph: Claudia Morales/Reuters

Fatal clashes between police and supporters of former president Evo Morales have deepened Bolivia’s political and economic crisis, heightening tensions in the Andean country just two months before the presidential election.

Six people have been killed and more than 300 injured in weeks of unrest. The dead include four police officers, one of whom was reportedly killed by dynamite which had been strapped to his body.

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