Bolivia's army chief was arrested last night after sending soldiers and tanks to take up position in front of government buildings in what President Luis Arce called an attempted "coup d'etat".
The troops and tanks entered Plaza Murillo, a historic square where the presidency and Congress are situated, in the afternoon, prompting global condemnation of an attack on democracy.
One of the tanks tried to break down a metal door of the presidential palace.
Bolivia’s armed forces are fully controlled by the government following the attempted military coup, Defense Minister Edmundo Novillo Aguilar said.
"The armed forces are under our total control There are no grounds for worries. We are taking all necessary security measures," he told a news conference aired by Bolivia TV.
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Bolivian Interior Minister Eduardo del Castillo has presented former Commander-in-Chief General Juan José Zuñiga, who has been detained after a coup attempt, to the media, a Sputnik correspondent reported on Wednesday.
ReplyDeleteZuniga was in handcuffs and was wearing a bulletproof vest that read "detained," the correspondent reported.
Bolivian former Navy commander Juan Arnes Salvador has been detained as part of the investigation of the attempted coup case, Bolivia TV said.
ReplyDeleteHe was the second to be detained after the attempted military coup. Earlier, the police detained General Juan Jose Zuniga.
At least nine people were wounded during the attempted military coup in Bolivia, the country’s Interior Minister Carlos del Castillo said.
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