Crowds cheered heavily armed police officers as they were deployed in La Paz late Sunday to restore order. But there remained no clear picture of who would assume political power following weeks of unrelenting protests over a disputed presidential election, as several officials in the line of succession had resigned. The scene in La Paz was chaotic. Bands of motorcyclists came into the city from the outskirts, violently confronting people who were celebrating in the streets. Drinking water was cut off to parts of La Paz and the adjacent city of El Alto, Bolivia’s second-largest, but the reason for the cutoff was not known.

Source: bd News24 November 11, 2019 06:33 UTC