Supporters of Bolivian President Luis Arce rally outside police offices in La Paz on Thursday. Wednesday’s attempted coup has led to 17 arrests, including that of army chief Gen. Juan José Zúñiga.
Arce’s comments, his first to the press since Wednesday’s failed apparent coup, came after the general involved, Juan José Zúñiga, alleged without providing evidence that the president had ordered him to carry out the mutiny in a ruse to boost his flagging popularity.
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