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Judi Lynn

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Thu Feb 20, 2014, 02:23 PM Feb 2014

Governor of Mérida "we seized weapons in a house, were to be used in protests"

(This is a weak google-generated translation of the article)

Governor of Mérida "we seized weapons in a house, were to be used in protests"
Thursday February 20, 2014 11:42 a.m.
WEB Drafting / D. Bracho

The governor of Merida, Alexis Ramirez, reported Thursday "terrororistas" actions by the opposition to destabilize the Andean region.

"The opposition has been creating havoc in several areas of Mérida, yesterday (Wednesday) at 9:00 pm was captured a 19-year-old with a gun (...) a home was raided and seized a Israeli-made submachine gun, those are the promises of the peaceful opposition, were to be used during the protests, "he said at a press conference.

"We denounce these terrible actions against our people. Pertaining to the opposition groups are besieging the same developments of them, have a plan to leave without gasoline supply, trancando roads, "he added.

"Yesterday was transferred student David Diaz to the trauma unit of Coromoto Hospital of Maracaibo" he said.

http://panorama.com.ve/portal/app/push/noticia100865.php

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Governor of Mérida "we seized weapons in a house, were to be used in protests" (Original Post) Judi Lynn Feb 2014 OP
Pics or it didn't happen n/t Marksman_91 Feb 2014 #1
well, the students do need to defend themselves from getting shot by the GN and paras n/t Bacchus4.0 Feb 2014 #2
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