Venezuela's Juan Guaidó leads a military uprising against Nicolas Maduro
Guaidó later left the base and went to the nearby Plaza Altamira, where he led supporters in singing the national anthem. An estimated 5,000 had arrived by late morning, along with soldiers wearing blue armbands to show their support for Guaidó.Maduro has said that the military remains loyal to him.
“Steel nerves,” he wrote in a tweet. “I have talked to commanders in all the regions of the country and they’ve manifested their total loyalty to the People, the Constitution, and the Homeland.” At least six people were shot in the morning, an official with the Caracas Metropolitan Clinic told The Washington Post. Footage shared from the capital city appeared to show an armored vehicle running over civilians.The events mark the most serious challenge to Maduro since Guaidó first invoked constitutional powers in January. The opposition leader, elected as leader of the National Assembly, has claimed that Maduro is illegitimate and that he is now the nation’s interim leader.
In a series of comments on Tuesday, U.S. officials said they supported the uprising. “America will stand with you until freedom & democracy are restored. Vayan con dios!” Vice President Mike Pence wrote on Twitter.
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