Bolivia President Arce denies allegations of role in failed coup attempt

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Bolivia’s President Luis Arce attends a news conference in Casa Grande del Pueblo

June 27, 2024

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LA PAZ (Reuters) - Bolivian President Luis Arce on Thursday denied any involvement or knowledge of a failed coup attempt led by General Juan Jose Zuniga a day earlier, after Zuniga told reporters that Arce had asked him to in order to boost his popularity.

Zuniga, now detained, "acted on his own accord," Arce told a press conference. The president also maintained that everything "had returned to normal" in an attempt to reassure the public.

(Reporting by Lucinda Elliot; Writing by Brendan O'Boyle, Editing by Sarah Morland)

Bolivia President Arce denies allegations of role in failed coup attempt — *Bolivian General Juan Jose Zuniga is presented following his arrest by the authorities for a coup attempt in La Paz*

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