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After huge Venezuela protest march, government says foils coup
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS | Fri Sep 2, 2016 2:35pm EDT
After huge Venezuela protest march, government says foils coup
By Andrew Cawthorne | CARACAS
Venezuela's socialist government said on Friday it thwarted a coup plot this week as opponents planned to build on their biggest protest in more than a decade with further street action demanding a referendum to remove the president.
Buoyed by rallies in Caracas on Thursday that drew hundreds of thousands, the opposition coalition is planning more marches on Sept. 7 to demand a plebiscite against President Nicolas Maduro this year.
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As the Democratic Unity coalition detailed its timetable for future actions, the government convened foreign diplomats on Friday to show how the arrest of several activists and capture of weapons evidenced plans to topple Maduro by force.
"We have frustrated the intended coup d'etat," Interior Minister Nestor Reverol told the diplomatic corps.
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After huge Venezuela protest march, government says foils coup
By Andrew Cawthorne | CARACAS
Venezuela's socialist government said on Friday it thwarted a coup plot this week as opponents planned to build on their biggest protest in more than a decade with further street action demanding a referendum to remove the president.
Buoyed by rallies in Caracas on Thursday that drew hundreds of thousands, the opposition coalition is planning more marches on Sept. 7 to demand a plebiscite against President Nicolas Maduro this year.
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As the Democratic Unity coalition detailed its timetable for future actions, the government convened foreign diplomats on Friday to show how the arrest of several activists and capture of weapons evidenced plans to topple Maduro by force.
"We have frustrated the intended coup d'etat," Interior Minister Nestor Reverol told the diplomatic corps.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-politics-idUSKCN1182EL
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