A Bolivian blows himself up in congress building
LA PAZ, March 30 (Xinhuanet) -- A jobless Bolivian miner with dynamite entered the country's congress building and blew himself up on Tuesday, killing two police officers and injuring 10 others,the police said.
The 47-year-old miner, identified as Eustaquio Pichacuri, walked into a section of the congress building for visitors around midday. He detonated several sticks of dynamite as security guards tried to stop him.
The building was immediately evacuated.
Interior Minister Alfonso Ferrufino said the miner also has a backpack with more dynamite, which had been detonated safely later.
Speaking on television and radio, President Carlos Mesa urged Bolivians to be calm.
Claiming the miner a desperate man, the president said the bomber acted alone and without political motivations other than his demand for early retirement benefits.
An hour after the congressional blast, another explosion was heard in downtown La Paz but there were no reports of injuries.
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