Bolivian armed forces have taken over the capital’s central square as an armoured vehicle rammed through the entrance of the presidential palace, igniting fears of a military coup.
The country’s president, Luis Arce, warned that an “irregular” deployment of troops had taken place and called for “democracy to be respected” on X as Bolivian TV showed two tanks and a number of soldiers in front of the government palace in La Paz.
Former Bolivian president Evo Morales, denounced the movement of the military in the Murillo square outside the palace in a post on X, calling it a coup “in the making”.
The general commander of the army, Juan Jose Zuniga, present in the same square, confirmed the movement of uniformed officers and said: “We are upset by the affront, enough is enough.”
He spoke on television of “attacks on democracy,” without elaborating.
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