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(CNN Spanish) - A group of protesters "took the facilities of the Departmental Electoral Court of Chuquisaca on Monday night," according to the Bolivian information agency ABI.
According to the media, protesters set fire to the building and confronted police officers.
"The adult emergency service of the Santa Barbara hospital reported the attention of three injured, two gasified and one who was imprisoned with the gate gate is the preliminary balance left by the mobilization," according to ABI information.
According to the media, some of the protesters were supporters of the party of Carlos Mesa, Community Citizen (CC). CNN has not been able to confirm what motivated the group of people to burn the building. So far, the CC has not reacted to the fact.
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This incident occurs while the TSE counts the votes of the presidential elections, which have Evo Morales and Carlos Mesa in first and second place, respectively. Morales has declared victory, while Mesa says there will be a second round.
The TSE still does not give final results.
On the other hand, according to the state agency, the departmental commander of the Tarija Police reported Monday night “that a mob of young people entered the Departmental Electoral Court to take the minutes of the general elections and burn them in the street causing panic in the population. "
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