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Former Bolivian President Evo Morales said this Sunday that the car in which he was traveling to the station where he hosts his weekend program. was attacked by bullets driver injury.

The event occurred at 6:25 a.m. local time as he was heading from Villa Tunari to Lauca SAN in tropical Cochabamba, the former president said on the radio. Kausachun Koka, stating that he noticed how at least two or three trucks began to follow his caror that caused his driver to change route in an attempt to evade his alleged assailants.

“Fortunately, we managed to save our lives,” Morales said, explaining that he perceived this moment as well planned operation.

In his initial report he mentioned what he had heard and told About 14 shots were fired in the direction of his car.

However, a later video shows that the former president is out of danger and bullet hit counting to your car.

“One two Three… […] nine”, – Morales said.

The former Bolivian president pointed to multiple shots fired into the back of the Toyota pickup truck, as well as through the window and left door.

Although Morales only counts nine shots fired in the video, the woman whose voice is heard in it He tells the former president that there are ten shots. -another one on the rim is not counting.

However, the ex-president was not seen in the conversation shots through the windshieldwhich can be seen in a four-minute video recorded by someone who accompanied Morales in the car during the attack.

In this first video, one of the car’s passengers can be heard warning the former president to duck to avoid being hit by bullets. During the attack, Morales tried to warn authorities by phone about the dangerous situation.

Along the way, Morales’ car received damage, including a tire that burst due to one of the shots, which forced them to change vehicles. At this point, they noticed that the driver had a head injury as he continued to honk his horn to get through a busy area of ​​the highway.

Morales then opened a window to warn area residents about the attack and ask for their cooperation. block the road and prevent pursuers from passing.

They tried to kill the ex-president @evoespueblo.
Former President Evo Morales survived an alleged assassination attempt in Shinajote, Bolivia. 14 shots were fired at the car in which he was traveling. His driver is injured.@C5N @guillermofavale @nandotocho pic.twitter.com/iKq9eefWjd

— Claudia Ferreira (@ClaudiFormosa) October 27, 2024

Later, The former president accused the government of Luis Arce, claiming that the attack was part of a plan to destroy him after several failed attempts to politically discredit him or prosecute him.

Former President Morales is currently under investigation by Bolivian prosecutors on charges of “rape aggravated by human trafficking” for allegedly sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl in 2016.

Morales’ supporters have been blocking roads for two weeks in protest, demanding that Arce’s government withdraw the trial against the former president, whom they consider victims of political persecution. Their demands also include solutions to rising food prices, dollar shortages and fuel supply problems.

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The Bolivian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, for its part, told the international community that the demonstrations led by Morales are aimed at “disrupt the democratic order” in Boliviawhich could destabilize the region. In addition, President Luis Arce has tasked the military high command with preserving the country’s stability and democracy amid rising tensions.

Following the events, President Luis Arce ordered an investigation into the attack suffered by the former president and condemned any violent acts in politics, while rejecting what he called “preconceived assumptions.”

While the Armed Forces In a statement, they deny any involvement in the incident. what they called “false accusations,” calling for calm in the face of threats to seize military units.