Kremlin says it hopes calm can be restored in Bolivia after attempted coup

FILE PHOTO: Members of the Bolivian army guard the entrance to Plaza Murillo while President Luis Arce "denounced the irregular mobilization" of some units of the country's army in La Paz, Bolivia, June 26, 2024. REUTERS/Claudia Morales/File Photo

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Thursday it hoped calm would be restored in Bolivia in the wake of an attempted coup, after the Russian Foreign Ministry condemned the plotters and expressed Moscow's support for the government of President Luis Arce.

Bolivian armed forces pulled back from the presidential palace in La Paz on Wednesday evening and a general was arrested after Arce slammed a "coup" attempt against the government and called for international support.