Thousands Demand President’s Resignation
From Times Wire Reports
Tens of thousands of Bolivians rallied in La Paz to demand the resignation of President Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada after protest leaders rejected a compromise offer on a gas export plan that has triggered weeks of deadly street clashes.
Soldiers guarded the presidential palace as farmers, workers and indigenous groups descended on the capital, setting off dynamite and wielding sticks.
Human rights groups say about 65 people have died.
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