Bolivia’s Morales accuses ex-ally of trying to kill him
LA PAZ—Bolivia’s former leader Evo Morales accused the government of his one-time ally Luis Arce of trying to kill him on Sunday after his car was struck by bullets in an ambush, threatening to ignite a full-on political crisis in the Andean nation.
Morales, whose supporters have been blocking roads for weeks to support the legally embattled former president, posted a video on Facebook that shows him in the front passenger seat and bullet holes in the car’s windshield.
“Elite agents of the Bolivian State attempted to take my life today,” Morales wrote on social media.
Arce in comments on social media condemned any use of violence in politics and called for an immediate and thorough investigation.
Probe promised
Earlier on Sunday, Arce’s deputy security minister promised to investigate “whether it is true or a lie.”
The incident occurred with Bolivia already gripped by tensions. Morales supporters have blocked key highways for two weeks, impeding delivery of food and fuel around the country, and clashed with security forces trying to clear the obstacles.
