Political tensions rose in Bolivia as heavily armed soldiers gathered in the capital La Paz and former leader Morales accused a top general of planning a coup leading to calls for a national work stoppage and road blockages.
Bolivian President Luis Arce denounced the"irregular mobilisation" of some army units in La Paz and former leader Evo Morales accused a top general of plotting a coup.
"The three chiefs of the armed forces have come to express our dismay. There will be a new cabinet of ministers, surely things will change, but our country cannot continue like this any longer," General Juan Jose Zuniga told a local TV station.
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