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Protests Rage in Bolivia Amid Emergency as Government Scrambles to Restore Order

After fifty days of intense protests disrupted supply of fuel, food and medical items across Bolivia, President Rodrigo Paz declared a state of emergency. However, clashes broke out between protesters and security forces in Cochabamba, the political stronghold of ex-Bolivian President Evo Morales.