La Paz, Bolivia ? An American man and his Uruguayan girlfriend were arrested Wednesday after bombs severely damaged two low-budget hotels in Bolivia’s capital, killing two people and injuring at least seven.

Police said they believe the pair had “religious motives” for the attack and had plans to bomb the Chilean consulate in La Paz on Saturday, according to Isaac Pemintel, the national police chief.

Bolivian officials discounted terrorism as a motive, saying the American appeared to be mentally ill.

A third attack was foiled by police, Puente said.

Police identified the suspects as Claudio Lestad, 24, of New Orleans, and Alda Ribeiro, 40, of Uruguay, though authorities said Lestad was carrying altered documents and uses various names, including “Lestat Claudius de Orleans y Montevideo.”

Lestad, who was born in California, registered himself at the hotel as a lawyer of Saudi Arabian nationality but also calls himself a priest, Pemintel said.