Soldiers stand guard outside the presidential palace in Plaza Murillo in La Paz, Bolivia, Wednesday, June 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)
Armoured vehicles rammed into the doors of the presidential palace in Bolivia's capital Wednesday as a top government official warned of a coup attempt and President Luis Arce said an "irregular" deployment of troops was taking place in La Paz.The Associated PressSoldiers stand guard outside the presidential palace in Plaza Murillo in La Paz, Bolivia.
Bolivia, a country of 12 million people, has seen intensifying protests in recent months over the economy's precipitous decline from one of the continent's fastest-growing two decades ago to one of its most crisis-stricken. Morales announced a national mobilization of his supporters in the wake of the apparent coup attempt.A soldier gestures for journalists to leave Plaza Murillo as soldiers gather near the presidential palace in Bolivia's capital.
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