Bolivian soldiers storm presidential palace in failed coup attempt Bolivian soldiers used an armoured troop carrier to smash their way into the presidential palace on Wednesday in an apparent attempted coup. After battering down the vast wooden doors, heavily-armed soldiers surged into the building in the centre of the capital La Paz. Inside, President Luis Arce confronted the army’s former top officer, Juan José Zúñiga, who appeared to be leading the rebellion, and told him: “I am your captain, and I order you to withdraw your soldiers. I will not allow this...