Michael Dwyer laid to rest

A young Irishman shot dead by Bolivian police over an alleged plot to assassinate the country's president was a good-natured, loving son and brother, his Funeral Mass heard today.

A young Irishman shot dead by Bolivian police following an alleged plot to assassinate the country's president was a good-natured, loving son and brother, his funeral Mass heard today.

Hundreds of mourners packed out a small rural church in the lakeside village of Terryglass, Co Tipperary, to bid a final farewell to Michael Dwyer.