Bolivia exiled ex-president Morales calls on radio for armed militias


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  • Monday, 13 Jan 2020

FILE PHOTO: Former Bolivian President Evo Morales speaks during a news conference in Buenos Aires, Argentina December 17, 2019. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Bolivia´s exiled former president Evo Morales on Sunday defended a call he made for the formation of armed groups, a recording of which was leaked on public radio.

Speaking exclusively to Reuters on Sunday night in Argentina where he is in exile, the defiant former president confirmed his was the voice in a recording played on Bolivian radio calling for creation of armed militas "as in Venezuela".

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