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At least six people were killed and 20 were injured in clashes in a Bolivian prison.
The turmoil began when hundreds of policemen arrived there and tried to search the building. However, some prisoners attacked the police.
Authorities note that firearms, alcohol distillers as well as large amounts of cocaine and marijuana were found in the jail.
In 2013, 34 people died in unrest in the same prison.
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