Bolivia Coup attempt 26/06/24

[chilango]

Some vague breaking reports on the BBC. Any better sources?

 

[Bingoman]

Not sure if this help atm

Bolivian president warns army after soldiers seen in capital

Unverified videos showed armoured vehicles and soldiers in the centre of the capital La Paz.

www.bbc.com

 

[planetgeli]

Fuck sake

 

[Bingoman]

This is more worrying

Bolivia Presidential Palace Stormed in Apparent Coup Attempt

Bolivia’s presidential palace was stormed by soldiers led by a top general on Wednesday in an apparent coup attempt, shortly after an armored vehicle crashed into the building.

www.bloomberg.com

 

[chilango]

There's some video on Twitter, but it doesn't add much.

 

[Serge Forward]

And on the Beeb Bolivia: Soldiers storm presidential palace in apparent coup attempt

 

[Serge Forward]

Oops. Sorry Bingoman. Just spotted your post.

 

[Serge Forward]

Also in the Grauniad Coup attempt in Bolivia reportedly under way as army and police storm palace

 

[Bingoman]

I wonder what this about then?

 

[bcuster]

 

[The39thStep]

Trade Union response

 

[planetgeli]

Army 'withdrawing' from the Palace according to Al-Jazeera

 

[planetgeli]

Arce's sacked the heads of the armed forces. If that's effective, and I guess it's a big if right now, then this coup is not going well.

I wonder what this about then?

Militaristic cunts attacking the Left

 

[krtek a houby]

I wonder what this about then?

Capitalism

 

[elbows]

The coup plotting scum Gen Juan José Zúñiga has been arrested.

 

[Jeff Robinson]

The people’s iron fist strikes again. Coup crushed and putschists pummelled! Death to Zúñiga and his co-conspirators!

 

[mauvais]

The coup plotting scum Gen Juan José Zúñiga has been arrested.

In happier times:

 

[JimW]

Saved your Arce this time.

 

[planetgeli]

Head of the Bolivian Navy dismissed as well. Which is...funny. Lake Titicaca should be safe for a while.

 

[Pickman's model]

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In happier times:

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pls could you spoiler pictures of the nefandous corden in future

 

[Jeff Robinson]

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Bolivia showing the US how to deal with putschists.

 

[ska invita]

Bolivian police arrest leader of apparent coup attempt

Troops pulled away from government buildings hours after the presidential palace was stormed.

www.bbc.co.uk

By my reading of that piece the BBC is leaning in hard with its analysis that the coup was fake, actually ordered by Arce so he could appear a strong man and now allows him to round up his enemies.

 

[Dogsauce]

Bolivian police arrest leader of apparent coup attempt

Troops pulled away from government buildings hours after the presidential palace was stormed.

www.bbc.co.uk

By my reading of that piece the BBC is leaning in hard with its analysis that the coup was fake, actually ordered by Arce so he could appear a strong man and now allows him to round up his enemies.

Aka doing an ‘Erdogan’, who although subject to a genuine coup attempt, managed to use it to spread a very wide net over political opponents.