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2 killed in rioting over constitution

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From Times Wire Reports

Riots convulsed the city of Sucre after allies of President Evo Morales approved the framework for a new constitution that would end presidential term limits and could radically alter Bolivian politics.

At least two people, including a police officer, were killed. Demonstrators burned police stations and stormed a jail, freeing 100 inmates.

The new constitution, if approved by voters, would establish a multiethnic state with 36 self-governing regions for indigenous groups.

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Morales did not set a date for a vote.

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