Tensions remain high in the South American country as an economic crisis converges with frustration over elections.
At least four people have been killed in antigovernment demonstrations in Bolivia, where supporters of former President Evo Morales have clashed with state forces as tensions rise ahead of upcoming elections.
On Thursday, Justice Minister Cesar Siles identified the four people killed as first responders, and a state news agency reported that three were police officers and one was a firefighter.
“There are already four officers who have lost their lives,” Siles told reporters in La Paz, saying some had been shot.
This week’s protests have largely centred on frustrations over Bolivia’s floundering economy and Morales’s inability to run in the presidential election on August 17.
