Venezuela crisis
\nOnline
\nCaracas
\nVenezuela\u2019s President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro claimed to have defeated what he called a military coup attempt by the opposition leader, Juan Guaid\u00f3.
\nDozens of National Guardsmen sided with the opposition in clashes that injured more than 100 people. But in a defiant TV address, President Maduro said Mr Guaid\u00f3 had failed to turn the military against him.
\nMr Guaid\u00f3 insists that Mr Maduro has lost control of the armed forces, and that a peaceful transition is at hand. The opposition leader appealed for his supporters to take to the streets of Venezuela again on Wednesday.
\nGuaid\u00f3 has been recognised as interim leader of Venezuela by more than 50 countries, including the US, the UK and most in Latin America. But Mr Maduro, backed by Russia, China and the top of the country\u2019s military, has refused to cede leadership to his rival. In his televised address, flanked by military commanders, Mr Maduro accused protesters of \u201cserious crimes\u201d which he said would \u201cnot go unpunished\u201d.
\nBoth the president and Mr Guaid\u00f3 have called on their supporters to take to the streets, setting up more potential violent unrest in a nation already beset by economic crisis, chronic power cuts and widespread food shortages.
\nMaduro lashed out again at the United States, which he accuses of plotting against him. He dismissed a claim by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that he had a plane ready on the tarmac to take him to Cuba, a staunch supporter of the beleaguered president. \u201cThey had an airplane on the tarmac,\u201d Mr Pompeo said. \u201cHe was ready to leave today , as we understand it. Russians indicated he should stay.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Venezuela crisis Online Caracas Venezuela\u2019s President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro claimed to have defeated what he called a military coup attempt by the opposition leader, Juan Guaid\u00f3. Dozens of National Guardsmen sided with the opposition in clashes that injured more than 100 people. But in a defiant TV address, President Maduro said Mr Guaid\u00f3 had failed to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-62134","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-world"},"yoast_head":"\n