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Venezuela military group calls in video for not recognizing Maduro
CARACAS, Jan 21, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – A group of soldiers rose up against
Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro at a command post near Caracas Monday,
posting an appeal for public support in a video.
Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino issued a statement after the video was
posted saying the soldiers were arrested.
The soldiers rose up at a National Guard command post in Cotiza, north of
Caracas, which was surrounded by police and troops.
“We are the professional troop of the National Guard against the regime,
which we completely repudiate. I need your help, take to the streets,” a man
who identified himself as the group’s sergeant said in video images
circulated on social media.
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