Bolivian unrest ruled 'massacre'

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Bolivian unrest ruled 'massacre'

A commission investigating the killing of 20 Bolivians during protests in an opposition-controlled province has described it as a "massacre".

Bolivian President Evo Morales says he welcomes the findings into the deaths in September. "Conspiring against democracy...using terrorism...it's not the best way," Mr Morales said.

The commission recommends those responsible for the deaths be tried for murder in Bolivian courts.

The opposition has dismissed the report as biased and politically motivated.

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Unveiling the commission's findings on behalf of the 12-member panel, Argentine legal expert Rodolfo Mattarollo said some of the 20 mostly Morales supporters were killed in what he called "a massacre under the UN definition of the word".

He said some of the killers worked for Pando's opposition-controlled provincial government.

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shifts the blame for the massacre of Morales supporters onto Morales.