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EU set to come down hard on Venezuela over political unrest
Two days after US government slapped sanctions on President Nicolas Maduro, freezing his assets subject to U.S. jurisdiction, and barring Americans from doing business with him, the European Union (EU) is mulling over slamming the leader with more sanctions.
According to reports, the EU is considering a “whole range of actions” in response to rising tensions in Venezuela following the arrest of two leading critics of President Maduro.
“Consultations with member states are ongoing to ensure an appropriate and coordinated response by the EU; obviously the whole range of actions is (being) discussed,” a spokeswoman for the European Commission told reporters, without giving further details.
Read also: Venezuelan opposition leader to serve rest of his sentence under house arrest
48 hours ago, violence involving opposition protesters erupted during election for a new legislative body in Venezuela, claiming the lives of no less than nine people, including an election candidate.
The deaths from the violence which erupted during the protests include shootings at demonstrators which killed a 13-year-old and a 17-year-old in the western state of Tachira.
A soldier was also shot dead there. Also killed was a 30-year-old regional leader of a youth opposition party in the northeast town of Cumana, and two protesters in the western state of Merida.
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