The death toll in Bolivia as a result of clashes with the police and the military at the Senkata refinery in El Alto, which supplies the capital, rose to 6, according to Razon.
Previously reported three dead and 30 injured. Two died from bullet wounds.
According to local media, the clashes occurred after the convoy was sent to fuel in La Paz, when protesters tried to regain control of the plant of the Bolivian oil and gas corporation YPFB. With the help of dynamite, protesters blew up the wall of the enterprise, after which police forces inside the oil product warehouse opened fire.
The publication reports that the sixth dead – a young man at the age of 24 years old died in a hospital from a gunshot wound in the stomach at about 11 p.m. Tuesday.
Former President Evo Morales said on Twitter that the incident was the result of a “genocide policy” against the people. “The dictatorship represented by (opposition leader Carlos) Mesa, (opposition leader Luis) Camacho, (Acting President Janine) Agnes and their accomplices … today led to the death of six brothers in a coordinated operation with the United States”, – wrote Morales.
According to the Razon publication, Bolivian defense minister Fernando Lopez said the armed forces hadn’t fired “a single shot”,- and noted that the protesters could be explained as “hooliganism”.
The blockade of the Senkath oil refinery by supporters of former President Evo Morales led to the fact that on November 14, the national oil and gas company YPFB stopped supplying gasoline, diesel fuel and liquefied natural gas to the capital region. In the capital, public transport stopped working. And about. Janine Agnes has appointed President General of the Army Victor Hugo Zamora to the post of head of the ANH National Hydrocarbon Agency, entrusting him with the question of providing the capital region with fuel.
At the presidential election in Bolivia on October 20, Morales won the first round, but his main rival, Carlos Mesa, did not recognize the results of the vote. The armed forces of Bolivia called on Morales to leave the post to ensure stability in the country, after which he announced his resignation on November 10. The chairs were left, including the speaker and the first vice speaker of the Senate. The presidential powers temporarily passed to the opposition second vice-speaker of the Senate, Janine Agnes. Proponents of Morales dispute the transfer of authority to Agnes and demand her resignation.