Police and protesters face off in Bolivia

Young journalists club

News ID: 32967
Publish Date: 8:21 - 18 December 2018
TEHRAN, December 18 - After a group of protesting transportation workers used burning tires to block a road close to the Bolivian city of Santa Cruz on Monday, December 17, a large group of police officers arrived on the scene to break up the protest with tear gas and clear the road.

Police and protesters face off in BoliviaTEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) -After a group of protesting transportation workers used burning tires to block a road close to the Bolivian city of Santa Cruz on Monday, December 17, a large group of police officers arrived on the scene to break up the protest with tear gas and clear the road.

Police officers could be seen firing tear gas canisters at protesters as smoke from the burning tires billowed into the sky.

The protests broke out after the Santa Cruz municipal government unveiled a plan to restrict some traffic close to city markets. According to local media seven protesters were arrested.

Source: presstv

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