Bolivia’s internal political crisis continues to escalate. On Thursday, anti-government protesters attacked supporters of Bolivian President Evo Morales, killing eight people and wounding twenty. Bolivian government minister Alfredo Rada says most of the dead were peasant farmers. Bolivia has fractured over attempts by oil-rich provinces to declare autonomy from the central government. Bolivian President Evo Morales has accused the US of supporting opposition governors and ordered the expulsion of US Ambassador Philip Goldberg earlier this week. In response, the Bush administration said it would expel Bolivia’s ambassador in Washington, D.C. On Thursday, the Venezuelan government entered the dispute, also expelling the US ambassador in Caracas. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez called the move an act of solidarity with Bolivia.