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Bolivia’s Evo Morales says his vehicle hit by gunfire as political tension rises

Former leader posts video of incident on Facebook and claims government to blame, increasing risk of further unrest

The former Bolivian leader Evo Morales said on Sunday his vehicle was hit by gunfire that was captured in a video, reflecting how political tensions have turned violent between Morales and his former ally and now president, Luis Arce.

Morales posted a video on Facebook taken from inside a moving car, showing him sitting in the front passenger seat and at least two bullet holes in the windshield. The driver appeared to have been injured. Morales wrote that the government was to blame.

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