Five supporters of the late President Evo Morales have been killed in a demonstration outside the city of Cochabamba in the province of Chapare. According to AFP news agency, security forces opened fire on protesters.

Local health authorities confirm the death toll, and say that another 75 people were injured in connection with the demonstration. One hundred people must have been detained.

The local police chief says the protesters were armed and that the police were trying to prevent them from participating in a major protest action.

-They (the protesters) used dynamite and deadly weapons as Mauser rifles. Neither the military nor the police are equipped with weapons of that caliber, says Police Chief Jamie Zurita.

Demonstrations also took place in the capital La Paz during Friday. There, police shot protesters with tear gas. At least 15 people have died in the unrest that has followed since the election.

Cubans fly home

Earlier in the day, Temporary Foreign Minister Karen Longaric accused Cuban citizens of the country of sparking the recent days' anxiety in the country.

"There have been a number of accusations that Cuban citizens have been involved in these aggressive acts that have plagued our country," she says.

A total of 725 Cubans fly home. In a statement, Cuba's foreign ministry rejects statements that the country's doctors participated in the protests and instead said that they had been attacked.

Longaric similarly accuses Venezuela's diplomats of having "violated diplomatic norms".

"All diplomatic staff representing (President Nicolás) Maduro at the Venezuelan Embassy in Bolivia will be allowed to leave the country for meddling in internal affairs," she said.

Protests against Mexico

Cuba and Venezuela have supported the resignation of President Evo Morales, and his accusations of a coup d'état in Bolivia.

Morales resigned last weekend after widespread protests across Bolivia against the outcome of the contested election on October 20. However, he maintains that he has been subjected to a coup d'état by a right-wing conspiracy and has sought asylum in Mexico, where he was welcomed by the country's left government.

Longaric says she contacted Mexico's ambassador to Bolivia and protested that the country openly welcomed Morales.