‘The country is facing a coup’, says Bolivian president Luis Arce as armoured vehicles ram palace doors
Military stand guard with an armoured truck outside the government palace at Plaza Murillo in La Paz. Photo: Getty
Armoured vehicles rammed into the doors of Bolivia’s government palace yesterday as President Luis Arce said the country faced an attempted coup, insisted he stands firm and urged people to mobilise.
In a video of Arce surrounded by ministers in the palace, he said: “The country is facing an attempted coup d’état. Here we are, firm in Casa Grande, to confront any coup attempt. We need the Bolivian people to organise.”
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