Bolivian president warns 'irregular' military deployment underway in capital, raising coup fears

Wednesday, June 26, 2024 8:30PMBolivian President Luis Arce warned Wednesday that an "irregular" deployment of troops was taking place in the capital, raising concerns that a potential coup was underway.

In a message on his X account, Arce called for "democracy to be respected." It came as Bolivian television showed two tanks and a number of men in military uniform in front of the government palace. Former Bolivian President Evo Morales, also in a message on X, denounced the movement of the military in the Murillo square outside the palace, calling it a coup "in the making."

Military Police stand amid tear gas they fired outside the presidential palace in Plaza Murillo in La Paz, Bolivia, Wednesday, June 26, 2024.The general commander of the Army, Juan José Zúñiga, present in the same square, confirmed the movement of uniformed officers and said: "We are upset by the affront, enough is enough.

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