Bolivian cops arrest leader of apparent coup attempt

LA PAZ, June 27 (BBC): Bolivian police have arrested the leader of an apparent attempted coup, hours after the presidential palace in La Paz was stormed by soldiers.
Hundreds of troops and armoured vehicles had taken up position on Murillo Square where key government buildings are located. One armoured vehicle smashed down the main gate of the presidential palace, allowing soldiers to enter. They all later withdrew.
The rebel military leader in charge, Gen Juan José Zúñiga, had said he wanted to "restructure democracy" and that while he respected President Luis Arce for now, there would be a change of government.
He was later arrested, seconds after telling reporters the military had intervened at the president's request. Gen Zúñiga was removed from his role on Tuesday, after he made inflammatory comments about Bolivia's former president, Evo Morales, during an interview the previous day.
President Arce condemned the coup attempt, calling on the public to "organise and mobilise... in favour of democracy". "We cannot allow once again coup attempts to take Bolivian lives," he said in a televised message to the country from inside the presidential palace.