Bolivia funeral procession turns violent

Marchers clash with police during the funerals of eight indigenous people killed by security forces in La Paz. Bolivians are feeling the pinch of the turmoil, with fuel shortages mounting and grocery stores short of basic goods as supporters of Morales blockade key transport routes. In the highland capital La Paz, roads have grown quiet as people conserve gasoline, with long queues for food staples. People lined up with gas canisters next to the blockaded Senkata fuel plant on Tuesday. Images showed some fuel trucks apparently passing the blockade with a strong military and police presence. “Unfortunately this has been going on for three to four weeks, so people are desperate to buy everything they find,” said Ema López, 81, a retiree in La Paz. Juan Carlos Huarachi, the head of the powerful Bolivian Workers’ Center union and once a staunch Morales backer, called on lawmakers to find a resolution. “Our only priority is to bring peace to the country,” he told reporters.