Bolivian Police Foil
Attempt To Overthrow
President
LIMA - Bolivian police
have foiled an attempt
by an opposition group
to overthrow President
Evo Morales, a senior
government official said
Thursday.
Bolivian Interior Vice
Minister Ruben Gamarra
said the police
dismantled an arsenal of
weapons in eastern Santa
Cruz province on
Wednesday night, news
reports said.
In an operation named "Arsenio,"
officers detained four
people, seized five
vehicles, machine guns,
grenades, anti-tank
rockets, gas launchers
and other weapons,
Gamarra was quoted as
saying.
Referring to the
weapons, Gamarra said
"that is an arsenal of a
criminal organization
prepared to cause fear
to people."
The police would
continue investigating
the case, as there were
more groups in the
province possessing
weapons, Gamarra said.
Bolivia was rocked by a
wave of violence
launched by the
opposition weeks ago.
Morales has accused the
opposition of planning
to overthrow him.
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