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Aftermath of Protests in Sucre
— Jason Skipper 2007/11/28 10:14
Here are some pictures that I went and took on Monday, November 27th. After 3 deaths and hundreds of injured in confrontation with police, the police withdrew completely from Sucre, and the protesters attacked, burned and destroyed all police buildings and headquarters in Sucre. I was able to go in and take these pictures without any problems. All papers, computers, everything were destroyed. When police do return to Sucre (which hasn't happened yet), they will have to rebuild completely.
You can, of course, click on any thumbnail to enter the gallery and see the pictures at a larger resolution.
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Discussion
Wow, what a lot of destruction!!!!! Garland was wondering what this might mean for the upcoming team trip to work on the Children's Orphanage. Were the churches and seminary touched in any way?
I don't know if it would affect the teams trip here or not. I think things would be normal, unless the police don't return. Of course, from what I understand, Bolivia will be requiring all US citizens to have a visa before entering the country after December 1st.
The only institutions that were touched were the police headquarters and the city prison, which I didn't go to. 130 inmates escaped… and television crews went there and interviewed those inmates who remained there, not wanting to have problems later with their sentences ending soon.
The governor of Chuquisaca (the department where Sucre is) is Christian. His house was trashed and burnt, and he had to escape the city. No one knows where he is at this moment. The problem with him was that the people felt that he didn't defend Sucre as he should have. He called constantly for peace, but he wouldn't get 100% behind the peoples call for the Capital to move completely back to Sucre. He called for legality, but wouldn't lead the protests for what they were calling for. Also, many blamed him for the police repression, although he didn't have any say in that.