Bolivia ? Protesters seeking the ouster of a Bolivian state governor for his opposition to leftist President Evo Morales battled with the governor’s supporters Thursday in clashes that left two dead and more than 60 injured, authorities said.

Bolivian military officials estimated 30,000 demonstrators armed with sticks and rocks overran police in the streets of Cochabamba during the fourth day of protests to demand the resignation of governor Manfred Reyes Villa. They clashed at various spots throughout the valley city.

Authorities said a force of 1,500 soldiers had been dispatched to the city, 125 miles southeast of La Paz, to restore order.

In the Bolivian capital of La Paz, hundreds of protesters surrounded a hotel where five opposition governors, including Reyes, were meeting.