Clashes Erupt in Bolivia as Miners Set Off Dynamite and Police Fire Tear Gas Protests against President Evo Morales' government have been escalating for months, with a disturbing pattern emerging: the increasing reliance on explosives by miners and protesters.
This week's clashes in the capital, where police responded with tear gas, are the latest instance of this alarming trend.
The country has been gripped by unrest for over a decade, but the past two weeks have seen an intensification of tensions.