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Bolivian general arrested after apparent coup attempt

Military vehicles leave central plaza in La Paz hours after armed soldiers force their way inside

Bolivia’s armed forces have arrested the general accused of launching a botched coup on Wednesday.

Juan José Zúñiga, who commanded the South American country’s army, was detained in La Paz in front of television cameras on Wednesday night, capping a dramatic few hours in which armed soldiers attempted to storm the national palace.

President Luis Arce gave a televised statement to denounce an attempted putsch shortly after an armoured military vehicle rammed into the entrance of the presidential palace and soldiers funnelled in. The troops had just taken the Plaza Murillo, a historic central square, outside.

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