Bolivian police clash with protesters demanding president's resignation

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Police fired on anti-government protesters in eastern Bolivia on Saturday, wounding four officers as authorities tried to clear a road blockaded by rural workers. The clashes mark an escalation in a month-long crisis that has brought the Andean nation to a standstill, with roughly 100 protest blockades across the country strangling supplies of food and medicine to major cities. The demonstrations target center-right President Rodrigo Paz, whose opponents are demanding his resignation amid what appears to be a deepening political and economic breakdown.