Bolivia’s former president Evo Morales says he survived an assassination attempt. “Agents of the state made an attempt on my life today,” the native ex-president (2006 to 2019) wrote on X (formerly Twitter) on Sunday.
In a video published by his daughter (see tweet below) you can see Evo Morales’ car being shot at. The former head of state was on his way to a radio broadcast in central Bolivia’s Cochabamba department when his vehicle convoy was attacked by heavily armed men dressed all in black, his left-wing MAS (Movimento al Socialismo) party said.
Witnesses: Perpetrators fled to military base
One of the vehicles was hit by fourteen shots, another by at least four shots. The driver was shot in the arm and grazed on the head. According to witnesses, the perpetrators fled to a nearby military base after the attack. The MAS blamed incumbent President Luis Arce for the attack.
“All violence in politics must be condemned and investigated. Problems are not solved by deaths or tendentious speculation,” President Arce wrote on X. “After reporting an alleged assassination attempt on former President Evo Morales, I have ordered an immediate and thorough investigation.”
Deputy Public Security Minister Roberto Ríos suggested that the alleged assassination attempt could also be a staging by the Morales camp.
Conflict between former party friends
Before next year’s presidential elections, the conflict between former party members Morales and Arce is becoming increasingly intense. Morales wants to run for election again, although the Constitutional Court has banned him from running again.
His supporters have been protesting for days, blocking numerous roads in the South American country.
Source: Krone
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