Police officers take part in a ceremony at the General Command of the police in La Paz, Bolivia November 13, 2019. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
LA PAZ (Reuters) - Bolivian security forces clashed on the streets of La Paz with supporters of unseated president Evo Morales on Wednesday, firing tear gas to clear crowds who hurled rocks and set fires in a test to Bolivia's new interim leader.
With Morales thousands of miles away in Mexico City after he resigned under pressure on Sunday, crowds of his supporters carrying colourful flags and banners marched in the capital while his party's lawmakers looked to unseat Jeanine Anez, the Senate vice-president who stepped in on Tuesday.
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