Calm returns to Bolivia following short-lived apparent coup attempt
Soldiers stand guard outside the presidential palace in Plaza Murillo in La Paz, Bolivia, Wednesday, June 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)
Calm has returned to Bolivia’s capital after troops led by a top general stormed the presidential palace, then quickly retreated.
The tumultuous scenes threatened to pitch the long-troubled South American democracy into chaos.
