Police guard Bolivian lawmakers from protesters
Riot police armed with tear gas guarded Bolivia’s Congress on Tuesday as thousands of indigenous protesters demanding nationalization of the energy sector marched on the capital and radical groups threatened to close the legislature. President Carlos Mesa has ensured lawmakers that police will protect Tuesday’s congressional session from protesters, who will take over the narrow colonial streets of La Paz in what may be the biggest day of marches in two weeks of social upheaval. Full Story