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By Kathryn Armstrong, BBC News
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Hundreds of soldiers and armoured vehicles were deployed by the coup leaders to the main square in the city of La Paz
There was shock in the Bolivian administrative capital of La Paz on Wednesday, after soldiers stormed the presidential palace as part of an attempted coup by breakaway military chiefs.
There were no reports of serious injuries or deaths.
The coup leader, General Juan José Zúñiga, said he wanted to "restructure democracy" in the country and called for a change of government.
He was later arrested and is now the subject of a criminal investigation, alongside those who helped him.
The attempted coup has been denounced by the Bolivian government and several Latin American countries.
Here are some of the best images from what was a tumultuous day for the country.
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Soldiers tried to enter the country's government headquarters
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An armoured vehicle was used to ram the doors of the presidential palace
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Soldiers sprayed those supporting the government with tear gas on Plaza Murillo
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Some protesting against the coup tried to reason with the soldiers
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Former army chief General Juan Jose Zuniga was presented following his arrest
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President Luis Arce (centre) thanked his supporters from the balcony of the presidential palace
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People gathered in support of the government in other cities including Cochabamba
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