Ex-Bolivian President Evo Morales Survives Assassination Attempt Amid Gunfire Ambush in Rural Stronghold

&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size"><strong>Former Bolivian President Evo Morales narrowly escaped an assassination attempt after unidentified gunmen fired multiple shots at his vehicle in Bolivia’s Cochabamba region&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>In a shocking video&comma; Morales’s car is shown with bullet holes in the windshield&comma; as a panicked passenger shouts to close the windows while the car speeds away&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Though Morales escaped unharmed&comma; his driver sustained head injuries from the gunfire&period; In the chaotic footage&comma; Morales is overheard urging someone to &&num;8220&semi;block them&comma;&&num;8221&semi; signaling that the assailants were still in pursuit&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;occupygh&period;com&sol;file&sol;occupygh&sol;2024&sol;10&sol;Screen-Shot-2024-10-29-at-8&period;28&period;46-PM&period;png" alt&equals;"Evo Morales attempted assassination" class&equals;"wp-image-209401"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>As the car raced towards Shinahota&comma; a local town in Chapare&comma; Morales made an urgent call to the area’s mayor&comma; seeking assistance&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>This assassination attempt comes amid political unrest in the region&comma; where residents have blockaded a major highway for weeks&comma; underscoring tensions in Morales’s stronghold&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Authorities have not yet released an official statement&comma; but the incident highlights escalating tensions in Bolivia’s politically volatile regions&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class&equals;"wp-block-embed&lowbar;&lowbar;wrapper">&NewLine;<amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1851220964991717817" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter>&NewLine;<&sol;div><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Source<&sol;strong>&colon; <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;OccupyGh&period;com">OccupyGh&period;com<&sol;a> <&sol;p><p class&equals;"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;chat&period;whatsapp&period;com&sol;JVGCtXdCoiKHCI3CXwMC5l" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noreferrer noopener">Tap To Join Our<&sol;a> WhatsApp Community<&sol;p> &NewLine;