March 22 (Bloomberg) -- Bolivian police arrested a male U.S. citizen and a Uruguayan woman in connection with two hotel bombings in the capital that left two people dead and five wounded.

The blasts knocked down walls at two hotels where government officials stay and scattered bricks and cement across a 60-meter radius, shattering windows in nearby buildings, a statement on the government Web site said. The force of the blasts indicated the bombs were probably made from C-4 plastic explosives, rather than dynamite, the statement said.

The statement didn't say what organization was suspected of carrying out the bombings or give the identities of the suspects.

``The United States claims to fight terrorism, yet Americans come to put bombs in our hotels,'' Bolivian President Evo Morales said at a ceremony in the eastern city of Santa Cruz, in comments broadcast by La Paz-based Radio Panamericana. ``This is an attack on Bolivian democracy.''

The police force declared a state of emergency, reinforcing security at the La Paz airport, bus stations and power plants, in addition to patrolling the streets of the capital, Interior Ministry spokeswoman Sara Vargas said in a phone interview from La Paz.

To contact the reporters on this story: Alex Emery in Lima at aemery1@bloomberg.net

Last Updated: March 22, 2006 11:39 EST