Bolivia's government has appealed for calm after violent unrest prompted President Evo Morales to declare martial law in the region of Pando.
On Friday, Mr Morales ordered troops to re-take an airport in the northern province which had been seized by anti-government militants a week ago.
As many as 16 people, according to local media, have died in armed clashes in the region since Wednesday.
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But in Pando province, a remote jungle region, firearms and meetings of more than three people have been banned, and a curfew has also been imposed.
Anti-government protesters have reportedly fought supporters of the president with clubs, machetes and guns.
The government's plea for calm was echoed by opposition governor Mario Cossio, who had travelled to Bolivia's capital La Paz for negotiations.
"We have agreed on the need for pacification of the country and an end to the violence," he told reporters after seven hours of talks with government officials.
The government reportedly decreed that crimes against humanity had been committed in the region before imposing the state of emergency.
"In Pando, it has been a real massacre," government minister Alfredo Rada told reporters.
President Morales recently accused the United States of supporting opponents of his economic and social policies.
(BBC)
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