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March 26, 2014

Venezuela arrests three generals for alleged coup plot
Caracas (AFP) March 26, 2014
Three Venezuelan air force generals accused of plotting a coup against the leftist government of President Nicolas Maduro were arrested Tuesday, amid a widening crackdown on the opposition. The unidentified generals were in contact with opposition politicians and "were trying to get the Air Force to rise up against the legitimately elected government," Maduro told a meeting of South American foreign ministers. "This group that was captured has direct links with sectors of the opposition and they ... read more

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