Bolivian Prez Stares Down Army General Staging a Coup Against Him
Bolivian soldiers led by the commanding general Bolivian Army rammed a tank into the doors of the Bolivian presidential palace on Wednesday morning, shattering them open.
“Surely soon there will be a new Cabinet of ministers; our country, our state cannot go on like this,” General Juan Jose Zuniga declared to reporters from the tank before he entered the palace, according to the Associated Press.
The soldiers clamored inside, where they confronted President Luis Acre. But in an extraordinary moment captured by local TV networks and re-posted online, Acre came face-to-face with Zuniga, staring him directly in the eyes as Zuniga’s soldiers crowded into the building.