00:47Bolivia’s former president Evo Morales accused current president Luis Arce and his government of being behind a failed assassination attempt against him as his vehicle came under fire while he was traveling in the Chapare region, the former president announced during a speech in La Paz on Sunday.
Morales claimed that 'hooded men' had fired 14 shots at his vehicle and injured his driver, in Cochabamba, in central Bolivia and has published footage of the event.
“There is a plan that the former military command did not obey, with intervention, he decided to quickly change the military command with only one objective: to eliminate Evo Morales,” he stated, claiming that “this is first-hand information”.
In the aftermath of the event, Arce condemned the attack and ordered the immediate opening of a “thorough investigation” into the matter.
On Saturday, the Bolivian government criticised Evo Morales for 'destabilising' Bolivia by blocking roads for two weeks, which hampered the supply of food and fuel across the country. In a statement, the government also said some groups allied to Evo Morales were armed and warned of violence, citing 14 police officers injured while trying to end the blockades.
Morales and Arce, his former economy minister, both belong to the same socialist political party, MAS, but have clashed over the past year in a power struggle ahead of the 2025 general election scheduled for next August for which they have both announced their bid.
Former Bolivian President Morales accuses Luis Arce's govt of assassination attempt on him
Bolivia’s former president Evo Morales accused current president Luis Arce and his government of being behind a failed assassination attempt against him as his vehicle came under fire while he was traveling in the Chapare region, the former president announced during a speech in La Paz on Sunday.
Morales claimed that 'hooded men' had fired 14 shots at his vehicle and injured his driver, in Cochabamba, in central Bolivia and has published footage of the event.
“There is a plan that the former military command did not obey, with intervention, he decided to quickly change the military command with only one objective: to eliminate Evo Morales,” he stated, claiming that “this is first-hand information”.
In the aftermath of the event, Arce condemned the attack and ordered the immediate opening of a “thorough investigation” into the matter.
On Saturday, the Bolivian government criticised Evo Morales for 'destabilising' Bolivia by blocking roads for two weeks, which hampered the supply of food and fuel across the country. In a statement, the government also said some groups allied to Evo Morales were armed and warned of violence, citing 14 police officers injured while trying to end the blockades.
Morales and Arce, his former economy minister, both belong to the same socialist political party, MAS, but have clashed over the past year in a power struggle ahead of the 2025 general election scheduled for next August for which they have both announced their bid.
Bolivia’s former president Evo Morales accused current president Luis Arce and his government of being behind a failed assassination attempt against him as his vehicle came under fire while he was traveling in the Chapare region, the former president announced during a speech in La Paz on Sunday.
Morales claimed that 'hooded men' had fired 14 shots at his vehicle and injured his driver, in Cochabamba, in central Bolivia and has published footage of the event.
“There is a plan that the former military command did not obey, with intervention, he decided to quickly change the military command with only one objective: to eliminate Evo Morales,” he stated, claiming that “this is first-hand information”.
In the aftermath of the event, Arce condemned the attack and ordered the immediate opening of a “thorough investigation” into the matter.
On Saturday, the Bolivian government criticised Evo Morales for 'destabilising' Bolivia by blocking roads for two weeks, which hampered the supply of food and fuel across the country. In a statement, the government also said some groups allied to Evo Morales were armed and warned of violence, citing 14 police officers injured while trying to end the blockades.
Morales and Arce, his former economy minister, both belong to the same socialist political party, MAS, but have clashed over the past year in a power struggle ahead of the 2025 general election scheduled for next August for which they have both announced their bid.