Bolivian General Arrested After Military Stormed Presidential Palace In Failed Coup Effort
The Bolivian military stormed the country’s presidential palace on Wednesday in a coup attempt that quickly failed, according to multiple reports. The Bolivian military seized the capitol square and stormed the…
The Bolivian military stormed the country’s presidential palace on Wednesday in a coup attempt that quickly failed, according to multiple reports.
The Bolivian military seized the capitol square and stormed the presidential palace on Wednesday at the behest of Army General Juan José Zúñiga, who claimed that the military would “restore democracy” and take power from President Luis Arce, according to The Associated Press. Soldiers deployed tear gas on protesters as a tank crashed into the gates of the palace, allowing forces to break inside.
Zúñiga was quickly arrested and taken into custody by authorities, according to the AP.
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“The three chiefs of the armed forces have come to express our dismay. There will be a new cabinet of ministers, surely things will change, but our country cannot continue like this any longer,” Zúñiga said on local TV from the main square, per Reuters.
As soldiers began to flood the palace, Arce called on the public to mobilize “in favor of democracy” and said his government would stand firm against attempts to stage a coup,