Coup attempt feared in Bolivia as troops pour into the streets

Armored vehicles rammed into the doors of Bolivia's government palace Wednesday as a top government official warned of a coup attempt and Bolivian President Luis Arce said "irregular" deployment of troops was taking place in the capital.

Video on Bolivian television showed Arce confronting the general commander of the Army, Juan José Zúñiga, in the palace hallway. "I am your captain, and I order you to withdraw your soldiers, and I will not allow this insubordination," Arce said.

Before entering the government building, Zúñiga told journalists in the plaza: "Surely soon there will be a new Cabinet of ministers; our country, our state cannot go on like this." Zúñiga said that "for now" he recognizes Arce as commander-in-chief.