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| Mine clashes kill nine in Bolivia | |
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| At least nine Bolivian miners have been killed and dozens injured in clashes over access rights at a tin mine. | |
| State-employed miners and those working for an independent co-operative used dynamite and guns to fight for control of the Huanuni mine, Bolivia's largest. | State-employed miners and those working for an independent co-operative used dynamite and guns to fight for control of the Huanuni mine, Bolivia's largest. |
| The mine is owned by the state, but independent miners are demanding greater access. | The mine is owned by the state, but independent miners are demanding greater access. |
| President Evo Morales has sent envoys to try to bring the two sides to the negotiating table. | President Evo Morales has sent envoys to try to bring the two sides to the negotiating table. |
| Last month, state-employed miners blocked Bolivia's main roads, demanding more jobs in the Huanuni mine. | Last month, state-employed miners blocked Bolivia's main roads, demanding more jobs in the Huanuni mine. |
| The government negotiated an end to that blockade but is now being criticised for not sending in sufficient forces to keep the two sides from violence. | |
| The BBC's Damien Kahya in La Paz says the conflict is being seen as a major test for the government of Mr Morales, who was elected in December 2005 with strong support from miners. | |
| The Huanuni mine, 280km (175 miles) south of the capital La Paz, in the key mining region of Bolivia. | |
| It contains some of the world's largest tin deposits. |