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Bolivian government says it detained 4 more people linked to a failed coup attempt

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Bolivian government officials say they have arrested four more people in connection with a failed coup attempt. That brings the total detained to 21. Senior Cabinet member Eduardo del Castillo says among those arrested are military officers. Previous arrests included a man who officials say was conducting intelligence in the plaza outside the palace with a bullet proof vest, and a sergeant who was communicating using FaceTime and other social media. The government claims Wednesday's failed coup attempt was headed by Juan José Zúñiga, a top general, who alleged without providing evidence that the president had ordered him to carry out the mutiny in a ruse to boost his flagging popularity.