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                      1. Evo Morales denounces military gunfire on two cars carrying him at Lauca Ñ in the Chapare. His driver suffered two bullet wounds. x.com/evoespueblo/status/1850560740022771743
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                      Video from inside Morales' second car confirms injury to driver, damage to his vehicle, as well as general state of fear after the attack. x.com/evaliz_morales/status/1850505587957653609?t=2hUmbNYft-M-qzaHy7k1wQ&s=19
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                    After the shooting, a pro-Morales crowd confronted the Ninth Division Army Base where the shooting happened. They took out the two vehicles reportedly involved in the shooting of Morales' car. (video) facebook.com/DiarioOpinion/videos/1188315318928160/
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                  Reporting from Opinión on the crowd: "Some suggested to burn the vehicles and others advocated to leave them be for a future investigation." opinion.com.bo/articulo/pais/denuncian-presunto-atentado-evo-morales-tropico/20241027081713958810.html
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                Bolivian Police had no order to arrest Evo Morales, Vice Minister states. He pledges to investigate the shooting, but also floats the possibility of a "self-organized attack" (auto-atentado). opinion.com.bo/articulo/pais/denuncia-atentado-viceministro-rios-deslinda-policia-dice-que-investigaran-sea-verdad-mentira/20241027131015958816.html
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              (Accusations of self-inflicted violence have been fairly common in Bolivia, but rarely turn out to be true, and often conflict with both evidence and common sense.)
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            It's notable that this possibly military-linked violence on Sunday morning came as President Arce named a new military high command on Saturday night. opinion.com.bo/articulo/pais/presidente-luis-arce-posesiona-nuevo-alto-mando-militar/20241026230144958803.html
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          Interviewed later, and in the statement, Evo Morales put the blame for the attack on the Arce government. Morales' movement is two weeks in to a blockade campaign seeking to put him on the ballot in 2025, among other demands. la-razon.com/nacional/2024/10/27/morales-relata-como-fue-el-intento-de-asesinato-en-su-contra/
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        Juan Ramón Quintana, former minister and now advisor to Evo, urges his supporters to form protective groups of 500 to 3,000 to protect Evo's life until the international community can guarantee his safety. opinion.com.bo/articulo/pais/quintana-escalara-conflicto-pide-llevar-morales-lugar-seguro/20241027124655958814.html
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      More detailed statement from Evista Senator Leonardo Loza… – Details retreat of shooters' vehicles to inside army base, evacuation of shooters by helicopter – Posits a well-organized operation facebook.com/DiarioOpinion/videos/1263414121742454
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    Loza makes contradictory statements on the shooter's objective: assassination or kidnapping. Argues w/o evidence that Arce approved operation targeting Morales, dismissed fmr military command for opposing.
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      Evista faction vows to solidify highway blockades in the Chapare (underway for last two weeks) in response to shooting attack on Evo Morales. x.com/camilapress/status/1850520021526556824
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        Ample video evidence of the shooting attack (bullet holes, wounded driver), evacuation of heavily armed troops from Ninth Division army base by helicopter, capture (and subsequent burning) of trucks involved in shooting has been posted by @camilapress.
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          Noticias Fides reports on Ninth Division officer's statements acknowledging that police were allowed into the base and flown out, substantiating much of the Evista account of the morning. noticiasfides.com/nacional/politica/militar-tras-atentado-afirma-que-pacos-dejaron-vehiculos-desde-los-que-dispararon-a-evo-y-se-fueron-en-helicoptero Per tweets, this seems based on @RKCnoticias video.