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Rioting in La Paz
http://www.boliviaweekly.com/rioting-in-la-paz/2934/Five civilians, a TV camera man, and two police officers were wounded by rocks in street fighting yesterday, on day two of the city-wide transportation strike. Private business leaders estimate that La Paz is losing $8 million in commerce every day of the blockade. Transportation workers have taken up solidarity strikes in six departments of Bolivia including La Paz, Oruro, Pando, Beni, Chuquisaca, Potosí and Bolivia has been brought to a virtual stand-still. La Paz’s mayor, Luis Revilla, stands by the new transportation reform law, designed to help the elderly use public transit, make drivers pay taxes, and de-congest city streets. Motorcyclists have begun offering taxi service to stranded workers and city-dwellers, only to face brutal attacks by blockading drivers. The drivers maintained their blockades all night long, many drinking heavily. Several ambulances have been refused passage by the striking transportation workers, causing widespread indignation.
http://www.boliviaweekly.com/rioting-in-la-paz/2934/
