Soldiers surround Bolivian presidential palace in attempted coup

Bolivia's presidential palace has been stormed by soldiers as the country's president warned of an unfolding "coup".

Troops blocked off the entrances to La Paz's Murillo Square, where key government buildings are located, before ramming the doors of the main government building. Soldiers then entered the building.

President Luis Arce had earlier warned on social media of "irregular mobilisations of some army units". "Democracy must be respected," he said.

Bolivian minister Maria Nela Prada published a video on her Facebook account showing the view from a window in a government...