Illanes made several telephone calls over the course of the day to the government calling on it to send a delegation to talk with the miners.
The government was due to sit down to talk with the workers, but the meeting was delayed after the minister was kidnapped.
Around 100 people have been arrested in connection with the killingBobarín told police that the situation had been tense but had only turned violent when miners learned that a colleague had been killed.
Bolivian mining cooperatives account for about 35% of the country’s mining output.
During the day, police attempted to clear the roadblock, and in one incident, shot and killed a 26-year-old miner, named as Rubén Aparaya.
Fuente: http://elpais.com/elpais/2016/08/26/inenglish/1472206973_157323.html