BOLIVIAN BOMBING
Politician Escapes
(N.Z. Press Assn.—Copyright) LA PAZ, September 22. The Bolivian VicePresident, Mr Rene Barrientos, was in hospital yesterday after escaping a dynamite attempt on his life. The bombing was believed part of an abortive plot to overthrow the Government of President Estenssoro. A blast last night shook the bedroom of a building in Cochabamba where Mr Barrientos was staying. He was not injured, but was admitted to a hospital suffering from a nervous aftermath. The blast was the seventh attempt on the life of Mr Barrientos,. who is a former Air Force chief of staff. Some officials say the latest attempt may have been inspired by Mr Barrientos’s recent announcement that he would ask for expulsion from the governing party of all members having private accounts in foreign banks.
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Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30553, 23 September 1964, Page 17
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