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LIMA, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- Bolivia's opposition governors Wednesday demanded the government withdraw its forces from Trinidad, the capital of Beni province, in 48 hours, accusing them of repressing autonomist youngsters that tried to occupy governmental facilities in Beni.

A group of youngsters went to the National Service of Taxes in Trinidad Tuesday night and tried to seize the facilities of the Internal Taxes office. However, the building was guarded by military police who stopped the action. Military forces have been reinforced in Trinidad since then.

The provincial civic committee, which is controlled by the opposition, said in a statement Wednesday that they rejected the repression performed by the armed forces against the people who were protesting "in a peaceful way for something they think is fair and necessary to consolidate the provincial autonomy."

The committee also summoned a "march for the autonomy reaffirmation and for the dignity of the Bolivian people" at 15:00(2000 GMT), Sept. 4, in order to protest against the military actions.

The government said the protestors' threats would fuel separatism and racism.

Beni is a province under control of the opposition party, whose objections to a new constitution proposed by President Evo Morales created turbulence in Bolivia's politics in recent days.

Moreover, the governors in Beni were also against the national policy of cutting the provincial budgets to aid the old with no incomes.

Morales has called for a referendum on the new constitution on Dec. 7.