Bolivian President Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada delivers a speech to the nation due to the severe social conflicts that reached the country in La Paz, Bolivia on Monday, October 13, 2003. Sanchez de Lozada announced Monday that that he will shelve controversial plans for natural gas exports. [AP]

Bolivian riot police patrol in the center of La Paz, October 13, 2003. Bolivia's embattled president Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada on Monday suspended a controversial project to export natural gas to the United States, seeking to defuse a month long wave of protests as the death toll approached 40.   [Reuters]

Bolivian demostrators hold a sign during a strike in La Paz, October 13, 2003. The banner says ' Bolivia is mourning.'    [Reuters]

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