Country’s top leaders claim coup is afoot against Luis Arce’s leftwing administration
Bolivia’s leaders have claimed a coup is afoot against Luis Arce’s leftwing administration after heavily armed army troops seized control of La Paz’s political heart and military police were filmed trying to force their way into the former government palace.
“We denounce to the international community that a coup attempt against our democratically elected government,” the vice-president, David Choquehuanca, tweeted on Wednesday afternoon as the alleged putsch unfolded.
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