In Bolivia, Striking Miners Kidnap And Kill High-Level Minister

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http://www.reuters.com/article/us-bolivia-minister-idUSKCN11100X

>Bolivian miners lifted the roadblock where violent protests had taken place this week, a day after a government deputy minister was beaten to death, with President Evo Morales calling Friday a day of "deep pain" for the country.

>Deputy Interior Minister Rodolfo Illanes, 56, was killed on Thursday after being taken hostage by workers who had blocked a major highway in Panduro, around 160 km (100 miles) from capital city La Paz. Officials said he died of blows to the head.

>Two miners were killed Wednesday after shots were fired by police, Reuters reports.
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>"They want to be able to associate with private companies, which is prohibited," the wire service reports. "The government argues that if they associate with multinational companies they would cease to be cooperatives."

>The miners also wanted greater union representation and mining concessions, with less stringent environmental restrictions, Reuters reports.
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