LA PAZ, June 20 – Bolivia’s President Rodrigo Paz declared a state of emergency early on Saturday, escalating a blockade crisis that has ground the country’s economy to a halt over the past 50 days.
The move, in an address to the nation, clears the way for military deployment to restore order nationwide.
(Reporting by Cassandra Garrison in La Paz; Editing by William Mallard)
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