LA PAZ (Reuters) - Bolivia on Thursday announced a crackdown on the operations of mining co-operatives, a week after the murder of a government official who had attempted dialogue with protesting miners.
Three miners were arrested at the weekend for the murder of Deputy Interior Minister Rodolfo Illanes. The accused included the head of a federation of mining co-operatives that had organised protests.
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