#BREAKING Dismissed Bolivian Army Commander, General Juan José Zúñiga has reportedly stormed the Presidential Palace amid report

#BREAKING Dismissed Bolivian Army Commander, General Juan José Zúñiga has reportedly stormed the Presidential Palace amid reports of a military/police coup. Zuniga’s reported entry into the palace comes after several social media and news outlets reported “irregular mobilizations” of army units in the administrative capital of La Paz. Zuniga reportedly lost his position due to allegedly threatening the former president of #Bolivia, Evo Morales, on June 25th. Morales said that snipers from a special forces unit took positions surrounding Plaza Murillo before the coup began. Via @AtlasNewsTelegram The General Zúñiga, after the military entered Murillo Square, said, “We respond to the clamor of the people. The people say: ’enough of the looting’, ’enough of the outrage to our country.’ He claimed a new government would be formed. Luis Acre, the Bolivian president, has called for mass protests against the military coup. The Secretary General of the Organization of Amer... Source: AtlasNewsTelegram
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