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Bolivian police free Amazon protest marchers

Rurrenabaque : Bolivia | Sep 26, 2011 at 11:45 AM PDT
Source: Miami Herald
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Bolivian police on Monday freed hundreds of Amazon Indians detained during a protest march over a proposed Amazon highway after mobs of local residents blocked roads and an airport runway to prevent authorities from taking the detainees away. FULL ARTICLE AT Miami Herald
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