Eight Bolivians who are thought to have been protesting, died reportedly outside some sort of fuel shortage depot in El Alto, which is said to have been barricaded.
The incident happened on Tuesday. The deceased, who are thought to have been in their twenties and thirties, are said by some to have died in a clash between Morales supporters and government troops.
The new interim government have been accused of racism, religious bigotry and trampling on democracy. Yesterday, thousands of protestors, reported to be mainly indigenous, packed the streets to denounce the killings. It is not known whether there will be an inquiry into the incident.