Fears of coup attempt in Bolivia as soldiers storm presidential palace
Al Jazeera
Regional organisations rally behind Bolivian government as troops and armoured vehicles gather in the capital.
Soldiers have stormed Bolivia’s presidential palace in what appears to be an attempted coup d’etat, as President Luis Arce denounced the “irregular mobilisation” of the country’s army.
Arce called on the armed forces to demobilise immediately.
“The country is facing an attempted coup d’etat. Here we are, firm in Casa Grande, to confront any coup attempt. We need the Bolivian people to organize,” Arce said in a video surrounded by ministers in the palace.
Video on Bolivian television on Wednesday showed Arce confronting the general commander of the army, Juan Jose Zuniga, in the palace hallway. “I am your captain, and I order you to withdraw your soldiers, and I will not allow this insubordination,” Arce said.
Before he entered the building, Zuniga addressed reporters in the capital.
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