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‘False flag’ bomb scares plot to scupper Bolivian election
Documents passed to the Morning Star allege far-right paramilitaries with links to the army are making contingency plans to forestall a win by Evo Morales's Movement Towards Socialism
An MAS rally last month

FAR-RIGHT forces linked to Bolivia’s coup regime are considering staging “false flag” bomb scares to incriminate the Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) and annul elections that the party is set to win, documents seen by the Morning Star suggest.

The documents say that bomb threats could target hotels where international observers of the presidential election will be staying.

Information passed to the Star from within Bolivia outlines five scenarios that could be carried out with the aim of preventing the MAS from returning to power in the elections on October 18.

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