LA PAZ, June 2 (Reuters) – Bolivian defence minister, Marcelo Salinas, resigned on Tuesday local media said, following weeks of social unrest and mass protests which have blocked streets in major cities over the last month. A ministry source confirmed the resignation to Reuters. (Reporting by Monica Machicao, Editing by Natalia Siniawski)
World
Bolivia’s defence minister resigns after weeks of mass protests
Audio By Carbonatix
LA PAZ, June 2 (Reuters) – Bolivian defence minister, Marcelo Salinas, resigned on Tuesday local media said, following weeks of social unrest and mass protests which have blocked streets in major cities over the last month.
A ministry source confirmed the resignation to Reuters.
(Reporting by Monica Machicao, Editing by Natalia Siniawski)