<\/a>A Bolivian radio journalist has been attacked while he was conducting a radio show in the southern city of Yacuiba.<\/p>\nStaff at Radio Popular said four masked men broke into the studio, poured petrol over presenter Fernando Vidal and set him alight.<\/p>\n
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Mr Vidal, 78, and another staff member are being treated for burns.<\/p>\n
Relatives said Mr Vidal had been reporting on smuggling in the border area when the attack happened.<\/p>\n
Mr Vidal suffered burns on his face, arms and chest, according to his son-in-law, Esteban Farfan.<\/p>\n
A studio technician, Karen Anza, was also injured in the attack.<\/p>\n
Some eyewitnesses said the attackers had also thrown Molotov cocktails.<\/p>\n
Mr Farfan said his father-in-law had been a harsh critic of the provincial government and had voiced his criticism on air.<\/p>\n
He said he believed there were political reasons for the attack, but police have not yet commented on possible motives.<\/p>\n
Three people have been arrested on suspicion of taking part in the attack.<\/p>\n
Yacuiba is only three kilometres (less than two miles) from the Argentine border.<\/p>\n
And while there is a high-volume of cross-border commerce, journalists such as Mr Vidal had been denouncing a rise in smuggling, particularly of liquid petroleum gas.<\/p>\n
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