Commander Juan José Zuñiga, who yesterday attempted a coup against the government of Bolivian President Luis Arce, was arrested in the early hours of the morning.
The fired commander Juan José Zuñiga, accused of an “attempted coup” against the government of Bolivian President Luis Arce, he was captured as he left the headquarters of Bolivia’s General Staff at 7 p.m. local time, after leading a group of soldiers who broke with tanks into its headquarters in the city of La Paz.
Zuñiga, along with a group of armed soldiers, took Plaza Murillo with tanks and broke down the door of the Casa Grande del Pueblo, the headquarters of the Bolivian executive power.
After his capture, Zuñiga accused President Arce of ordering the military operation to “increase his popularity”.
Hours of tension
Several tanks and heavily armed soldiers occupied the square in front of the headquarters of the Bolivian executive power on Wednesday, after the army’s commander-in-chief, Juan José Zúñigathreatened to take over the building.
The President of Bolivia, Luis Arcecharged minutes before ‘irregular mobilizations’ of soldiers in the city of La Pa
Source: EITB
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