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Military retakes Bolivian airports

AP reports that the Bolivian military has retaken control of the airports:

Military and police forces took control of Bolivia's major airports Friday, one day after hundreds of striking airline workers blocked runways and disrupted flights to three airports.

The government ordered the intervention to "safeguard the lives and physical safety of Bolivians and avoid an airline accident," said Hector Arce, the vice minister of governmental coordination.

Employees of carrier Lloyd Aereo Boliviano, which is on the verge of bankruptcy, demanded the company's nationalization and clashed with police at airports Thursday.

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