 A large contingent of riot police is guarding government buildings, a day after General Zuniga deployed troops and tanks in the center of La Paz. He announced that the military wanted to create what he called a true democracy, but within hours his troops had withdrawn and he was detained. Seconds before his arrest on Wednesday, General Zuniga told reporters he'd been ordered to stage the uprising by President Arce, saying he wanted to boost his own popularity. The president denies that, and General Zuniga's exact motives are unclear.