LA PAZ - The United Nations warned on Saturday violence in Bolivia could"spin out of control" following a night of skirmishes between security forces and coca farmers loyal to ousted President Evo Morales that left at least eight dead.
"The coup leaders massacre indigenous and humble people for asking for democracy," Morales said on Twitter late Friday, following reports of mounting deaths. "I am concerned that the situation in Bolivia could spin out of control if the authorities do not handle it ... with full respect for human rights," Bachelet said in a statement.
Cochabamba regional ombudsman Nelson Cox said hospital records in the coca farming region showed the"vast majority" of Friday´s deaths and injuries were caused by bullet wounds. Though the capital La Paz was calm Saturday, highway blockades prompted panic on the streets, with many rushing to hoard groceries as supplies ran low and prices rose.
"For the sake of democracy ... I have no problem not taking part in new elections," Morales told Reuters in an interview in Mexico City.
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