Clashes in Caracas after Guaido stages coup against Maduro


READ MORE

“The Bolivarian Armed Forces stand firm in defense of the national constitution and its legitimate authorities,” he tweeted. He added: “We reject this coup-like movement that seeks to fill the country with violence. The pseudo political leaders that are heading the subversive movement have employed troops and police with war weapons in a street of the city to create terror.”


Medical personnel give first aid to a protester during a military uprising in Caracas, Venezuela.

Medical personnel give first aid to a protester during a military uprising in Caracas, Venezuela. Credit:Bloomberg


In a live phone interview on state-run television, chief prosecutor Tarek William Saab said: “Our position is to defend democracy. We will not hesitate to act, without violating the constitution, against the ones who have led an embarrassing show … We will act, with all calm, at the right moment.”


Diosdado Cabello, a leading pro-Maduro politician, called on government supporters to gather at the Miraflores presidential palace to defend Maduro. “We will be absolutely inflexible, radical in the defense of the Bolivarian revolution,” he vowed on state TV. “That’s why we are mobilised.”


National Security Advisor John Bolton tweeted US support of Guaido’s National Assembly.


Article source: http://smh.com.au/nsw/young-teen-received-more-than-600-emails-from-34yearold-posing-as-15yearold-20171013-gz0kx0.html

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

Harry Styles Unfollows His Keyboardist, Who Defended A Man Charged With Rape, & Fans Cheer

One Nation's Malcolm Roberts wants migration rate more than halved

World Cup Central: Dhoni, Akhtar, Botham in All Blacks all-time cricket XV