Crushing a Coup Gives Bolivian President a Much-Needed Win
- Rebel soldiers drove a tank into presidential palace
- Arce government struggles to pay food and fuel subsidies
WATCH: Bolivia Presidential Palace Stormed in Coup Attempt
Source: APTN
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Chanting crowds lit fireworks and punched the air outside Bolivia’s presidential palace as rebel soldiers dispersed after a failed coup attempt against the nation’s socialist government.
President Luis Arce thanked supporters Wednesday from the balcony of the building into which an army unit had earlier driven a tank in an attack which is likely to bolster his embattled administration as it grapples with shortages of fuel and hard currency.