Citizens were warned of "irregular" troop deployments in the capital of the South American country.
government palace overnight as a top government official warned of a coup attempt and President Luis Arce said "irregular" deployment of troops was taking place in the capital.
"I am your captain, and I order you to withdraw your soldiers, and I will not allow this insubordination," Arce said.Soldiers block the street in front of the Bolivian presidential palace, right, and the Legislative Assembly, left. 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."A soldier gestures for journalists to leave Plaza Murillo.
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