Venezuela opposition leader Juan Guaidó announces ‘final phase of Operation Freedom’
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Update :Venezuelan military commander Vladimir Padrino López has told national television that a “coup attempt” by the opposition is being defeated and most rebellious troops have withdrawn from the streets.
López was flanked by other security forces as he described Tuesday’s rebellion as small and insignificant. He said that the armed forces reject “this new aggression” by the US-backed opposition.
He called it “a savage opposition” and said “it’s an opposition that doesn’t have a sense of patriotism, it’s an anti-democratic opposition.”
The military commander said the rest of Venezuela is calm.
Earlier today, Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro wrote that he would “overcome” the coup attempt:
“Nerves of Steel! I have spoken with the commanders of all the REDIs and ZODI of the country, who have expressed their total loyalty to the people, to the constitution and to the fatherland. I call for maximum popular mobilisation to ensure the victory of peace. Venceremos (we will overcome)!”
Via Sky News
Earlier
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó has taken to the streets with a small contingent of heavily-armed soldiers and detained activist Leopoldo López in a military uprising.
“This is the moment of all Venezuelans, those in uniform and those who aren’t,” said López in his first public appearance since being detained in 2014 for leading anti-government protests. “Everyone should come to the streets, in peace.”
