Grève : affrontements à La Paz – 24 avril 2012

Miners explode dynamite during protests in Bolivia

seattlepi.com

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Miners demanding pay raises exploded small dynamite charges Tuesday trying unsuccessfully to break through a police cordon protecting the government’s headquarters, injuring four officers and shattering windows, authorities said.

The miners joined public school teachers in a protest march organized by the Bolivian Workers Central, which called for a two-day strike to press demands for raises higher than the 7 percent offered by the government.

Traffic was snarled downtown amid the latest outburst in escalating unrest by Bolivian workers.

Doctors, public health workers and medical students also clashed with police Tuesday during their nationwide strike opposing a decree by leftist President Evo Morales extending the working day of state medical workers from six hours to eight. Police fired tear gas and water cannons. Read more…

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~ par Alain Bertho sur 25 avril 2012.

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