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muriel_volestrangler

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Wed Jun 26, 2024, 03:28 PM Jun 2024

Soldiers surround Bolivian presidential palace in attempted coup [View all]

Last edited Wed Jun 26, 2024, 05:24 PM - Edit history (1)

Troops blocked off the entrances to La Paz's Murillo Square, where key government buildings are located, before ramming the doors of the main government building. Soldiers then entered the building.

Armoured vehicles and troops have taken up positions on the square.
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The military officer in charge of the troops which took over central La Paz, General Juan José Zúñiga, said he recognised President Arce "for the moment" but that there would be a change of ministers and cabinet.

"We are going to recover this homeland," General Juan José Zúñiga said from Murillo Square after it was taken by troops.

Updated at BBC source - was:
Bolivian president warns army after soldiers seen in capital

Bolivian President Luis Arce has demanded democracy be "respected" after soldiers were reported to have moved into central La Paz.

Unverified videos showed armoured vehicles and soldiers in Murillo Square, in the centre of the capital La Paz.

The presidential palace was rammed by an armoured vehicle, with soldiers reportedly storming the interior.

Former President Evo Morales warned of an imminent “coup,” accusing General Juan José Zúñiga of planning to seize power and calling on supporters to strike and block roads.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c288eewr1wko

Reporting from reliable sources on the spot is needed.
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