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VENEZUELAN opposition violence continued over the weekend as President Nicolas Maduro claimed that a coup plot against his government had been foiled.
On Saturday, supporters of the opposition Democratic Unity Roundtable (Mud) broke down the fence at the Francisco Miranda air base in Caracas, clashing with troops who drove them back with tear gas.
National oil firm PDVSA facilities in the Baruta district of Caracas were also attacked, with four buses and an ambulance torched, law enforcement officials said yesterday.
International solidarity can ensure that Trump and his machine cannot prevail without a level of political and economic cost that he will not want to pay, argues CLAUDIA WEBBE
The global left must be unwavering in it is support for Venezuela as Washington increases its aggression, and clear-eyed about the West’s cynical motives for targeting it, says CLAUDIA WEBBE
