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Eight more killed in Bolivian coup

AT LEAST eight more Evo Morales supporters were killed by pro-coup forces as protestors blockaded a fuel plant in Bolivia yesterday.

Supporters of the ousted president died as they mounted barricades around the YPFB plant in El Alto, as calls mounted for self-appointed and US-backed ‘interim President’ Jeanine Anez to step down.

The coup leaders denied responsibility for the killing of protesters at another fuel plant on Tuesday in La Paz, despite eye-witness accounts that those killed were shot by soldiers.

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