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Opponents arrested in Venezuela government crackdown

Agence France-Presse 13 Jan 2017, 06:02 am Print

Venezuelan authorities have detained several opponents of President Nicolas Maduro this week as he hits back at renewed bids to drive him from office due to a desperate economic crisis. The arrests came after Maduro launched an "anti-coup commando squad" in response to opposition lawmakers legislative maneuvers against him.