Not less than 200 troopers are being held hostage by armed supporters of Bolivia’s former president Evo Morales, the international ministry has stated.
On Friday, Bolivia’s army reported that the armed group had taken management of a army facility close to the Bolivian metropolis of Cochabamba.
In an replace Bolivia’s international ministry stated the group had “seized weapons and ammunition”, including that three army models had been “assaulted by irregular teams”.
Photographs of a row of troopers with their arms behind their backs, surrounded by members of the armed group, had been proven on native tv.
Cochabamba is in central Bolivia and is dwelling to many supporters of the previous president.
Shortly after the power was taken over by the group, the army introduced the evacuation of personnel and their households, native media reported.
One of many troopers being held within the facility stated, in a message to his command centre, that the group had been demanding that authorities cease interfering with blockades, Bolivian information company ANF stated.
Morales’ supporters have created blockades across the nation for 19 days, demanding an finish to an investigation into the previous president for alleged statutory rape and human trafficking, which he denies.
On Sunday, Morales shared a video of his automobile being shot at, in what he referred to as an “assassination try” in opposition to him.
The Bolivian authorities rejected Morales’ claims that it ordered a focused assault on him.
His supporters had clashed with followers of his rival, present President Luis Arce, on a number of events earlier this yr. Each males intend to run as candidate for the ruling Mas social gathering within the nation’s 2025 presidential elections.
Morales, who was president from 2006 to 2019, was declared the winner of the 2019 election however resigned weeks later after nationwide protests triggered by claims of election fraud.
