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Ireland's Department of Foreign Affairs is expected to confirm that an Irish man in his 20s who was killed in Bolivia was from Tipperary.Ireland's Department of Foreign Affairs is expected to confirm that an Irish man in his 20s who was killed in Bolivia was from Tipperary.
Reports from Bolivia said Michael Martin Dwyer was one of three men killed when police foiled an alleged plot to kill president Evo Morales.Reports from Bolivia said Michael Martin Dwyer was one of three men killed when police foiled an alleged plot to kill president Evo Morales.
Officers attempted to arrest the men, but they fled to a hotel where a shootout took place, police said.Officers attempted to arrest the men, but they fled to a hotel where a shootout took place, police said.
An official from the Irish embassy in Argentina has travelled to La Paz.An official from the Irish embassy in Argentina has travelled to La Paz.
Michael Dwyer, from Tipperary, was killed in a police raid
It is understood the Irish foreign department is offering help and support to his family.It is understood the Irish foreign department is offering help and support to his family.
A page on a social networking site which belonged to the dead man has been taken down.A page on a social networking site which belonged to the dead man has been taken down.
Three men, one of whom was identified by state media as Irish, were killed.Three men, one of whom was identified by state media as Irish, were killed.
The other two suspects were Hungarian and Bolivian. Two other people were arrested.The other two suspects were Hungarian and Bolivian. Two other people were arrested.
The gun battle took place in Santa Cruz, an eastern Bolivian city and hub of anti-Morales sentiment.The gun battle took place in Santa Cruz, an eastern Bolivian city and hub of anti-Morales sentiment.
The Associated Press news agency reported that Bolivian officials were investigating who financed the alleged plot.The Associated Press news agency reported that Bolivian officials were investigating who financed the alleged plot.
Police commander General Victor Hugo Escobar said one of those killed had commanded a brigade in the Balkans in the 1990s during the break-up of former Yugoslavia.Police commander General Victor Hugo Escobar said one of those killed had commanded a brigade in the Balkans in the 1990s during the break-up of former Yugoslavia.
He said the group had been monitored for some time and that police had seized an arsenal, personal computers containing city plans of Santa Cruz and La Paz, the capital, and a list of possible targets.He said the group had been monitored for some time and that police had seized an arsenal, personal computers containing city plans of Santa Cruz and La Paz, the capital, and a list of possible targets.