Bomb Explosion at Bolivian Gold Mine Kills Five in Cooperative Dispute

As part of the dispute between two cooperatives at the Hijos de Ingenio mine in the Andes, a man is suspected of having placed explosives. Despite detonating the bomb by remote control, he himself died, and took two other men, a woman, and an infant with him to death.

The cooperatives are a way for workers to organize themselves against ruthless companies in the mining industry. In Bolivia, they have become a power factor, accounting for over half of the industry. But rival cooperatives often end up in conflict over who has the right to mineral deposits.