Bolivian authorities accused the president of a mining federation and two of his top officials of the killing of deputy interior minister Rodolfo Illanes amid a bitter strike, officials said Saturday. Bolivia's Attorney General's Office has detained 40 miners, among them protest leader Carlos Mamani, president of the National Federation of Mining Co-operatives of Bolivia. On Saturday afternoon, Mamani and two other federation officials were accused by the Public Ministry in Illanes' death. Bolivia's President Evo Morales speaks during a press conference at the government palace in La Paz Friday, characterizing the killing of a deputy minister as a 'political conspiracy.' Police officer escort independent miners detained for questioning in the death of Bolivia's of Rodolfo Illanes, in La Paz on Friday.

Source: CBC News August 28, 2016 01:52 UTC