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Bolivia's President threatened to sever ties with the United States (Photo: Presidencia de la Republica del Ecuador)

Latin American leaders slam US, EU on Morales flight

Bolivia’s president Evo Morales has threatened to shut down the US embassy in La Paz after his plane was forced to land in Austria amid suspicions NSA whistleblower was on board.

Morales says the CIA orchestrated a flight ban over four EU member states, diverting his return route to Bolivia from Moscow early Wednesday (3 July) morning.

“We met with the leaders of my party and they asked us for several measures and if necessary, we will close the embassy of the United States,” he t...

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Nikolaj joined EUobserver in 2012 and covers home affairs. He is originally from Denmark, but spent much of his life in France and in Belgium. He was awarded the King Baudouin Foundation grant for investigative journalism in 2010.

Bolivia's President threatened to sever ties with the United States (Photo: Presidencia de la Republica del Ecuador)

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Nikolaj joined EUobserver in 2012 and covers home affairs. He is originally from Denmark, but spent much of his life in France and in Belgium. He was awarded the King Baudouin Foundation grant for investigative journalism in 2010.

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