In pictures: Soldiers stage coup in Bolivia

The leader of the military uprising is in custody following a tumultuous day for the country.

British Broadcasting CorporationWatchHomeNewsSportBusinessInnovationCultureTravelEarthVideoLiveHomeNewsIsrael-Gaza WarWar in UkraineUK General ElectionUS & CanadaUKUK PoliticsEnglandN. IrelandN. Ireland PoliticsScotlandScotland PoliticsWalesWales PoliticsAfricaAsiaChinaIndiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastIn PicturesBBC VerifySportBusinessExecutive LoungeTechnology of BusinessInnovationTechnologyScience & HealthArtificial IntelligenceCultureFilm & TVMusicArt & DesignStyleBooksEntertainment NewsTravelDestinationsAfricaAntarcticaAsiaAustralia and PacificCaribbean & BermudaCentral AmericaEuropeMiddle EastNorth AmericaSouth AmericaWorld’s TableCulture & ExperiencesAdventuresThe SpeciaListEarthNatural WondersWeather & ScienceClimate SolutionsSustainable BusinessGreen LivingVideoLiveLive NewsLive SportHomeNewsSportBusinessInnovationCultureTravelEarthVideoLiveAudioWeatherNewslettersIn pictures: Soldiers stage failed coup in Bolivia1 day agoBy Kathryn Armstrong, BBC NewsShareReutersHundreds of soldiers and armoured vehicles were deployed by the coup leaders to the main square in the city of La PazThere was shock in the Bolivian administrative capital of La Paz on Wednesday, after soldiers stormed the presidential palace as part of an attempted coup by breakaway military chiefs.

There were no reports of serious injuries or deaths.

The coup leader, General Juan José Zúñiga, said he wanted to "restructure democracy" in the country and called for a change of government.

He was later arrested and is now the subject of a criminal investigation, alongside those who helped him.

The attempted coup has been denounced by the Bolivian government and several Latin American countries.

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