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Chilean military base poses threat to Bolivia

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LA PAZ- Bolivian President Evo Morales on Sunday accused neighboring Chile of threatening the land-locked Andean nation by establishing a military base some 15 kilometers (9 miles) from their shared border and close to the disputed Silala river.

 

"This installation is an aggression to the life, homeland and to Bolivia," the leftist leader said during a public appearance in the Santa Cruz region.

 

Chile and Bolivia have long had thorny relations and are at loggerheads again over access to the Silala river, which crosses their shared border.

 

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