Venezuelan security forces surround Argentine embassy after opposition members take refuge inside [View all]

Source: CNN

Venezuelan security forces surrounded the Argentine embassy in the capital Caracas on Friday after two opposition members took refuge inside, according to posts by the opposition on social media.

The pair joined four other Venezuelan opposition figures who have taken refuge in the embassy this year.

CNN has also sought comment from the foreign ministry of Brazil, whose government assumed the protection of the diplomatic building, after Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro expelled Argentine diplomatic personnel from the country.

On Saturday, Venezuela said it had revoked Brazil’s authorization to represent Argentina’s interests in the country, including the protection of the diplomatic building. It claimed the decision was due to evidence that the embassy was being used to plan an attempted “magnicide” against Maduro and his Vice President Delcy Rodriguez.


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