Bolivian armed forces took over the central square in La Paz on Wednesday and an armoured vehicle rammed the entrance to the presidential palace as leftist President Luis Arce slammed a “coup” against the government and called for international support, Reuters reported.
Arce denounced the mobilization of some army units in La Paz led by General Juan Jose Zuniga, who was recently stripped of his military command, and demanded the troops demobilize.
“Today the country is facing an attempted coup d’état. Today the country faces once again interests so that democracy in Bolivia is cut short,” he said in comments from the presidential palace, with armed soldiers outside.
“The Bolivian people are summoned today. We need the Bolivian people to organize and mobilize against the coup d’état in favor of democracy.”
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