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Venezuelan Congressmen Beaten As National Guardsmen Look On

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Pro-government militia groups burst into Venezuela’s opposition-led Congress on Wednesday. According to NBC News, the congress was in a special session discussing President Nicolas Maduro’s constitutional overhaul. Five politicians were injured in the attack, and images of bloody congressmen, explosions, and bullet holes through glass windows of the National Assembly building have emerged. President Maduro condemned the violence, saying he would never be an "accomplice" to acts of violence. However, he blamed the opposition for not doing enough to control the "terrorist attacks" against security forces. The attack happened in plain view of national guardsmen assigned to protect the legislature after three months of violent clashes between government security forces and opposition protesters. Over 70 people have died in recent protests and thousands have been arrested.

Added on the 05/07/2017 19:01:06 - Copyright : Wochit

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