Clashes as Bolivia miners protest
More than 20,000 miners have marched into the Bolivian city of La Paz, throwing dynamite on their way, to protest against a proposed tax rise. Parts of La Paz were paralysed by the blasts and clashes between miners and passers-by. Police said they had seized more than 270 sticks of dynamite. The miners say the tax would be unfair on small independent co-operatives. Full Story