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Bolivian police foil attempts to overthrow president

Posted: 2008/10/10
From: MNN


In an operation named ``Arsenio,`` officers detained four people, seized five vehicles, machine guns, grenades, anti-tank rockets, gas launchers and other weapons, Bolivian Interior Vice Minister Ruben Gamarra was quoted as saying.


LIMA, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- 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.