VENEZUELA: Woman killed, dozens injured in govt, opposition clashes

Clashes between opposition supporters and Venezuela’s armed forces in Caracas left a woman dead and 46 people injured on Wednesday.

This came in after Venezuelans heeded opposition leader Juan Guaido’s call to take to the streets on Wednesday to overthrow President Nicolas Maduro from power, but there was no tangible sign of change in a crisis that gradually looks like a political stand-off.

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According to BBC, there were reports of gunfire in the city, and a local NGO, the Venezuelan Observatory of Social Conflict, said Jurubith Rausseo, 27, had been shot dead during a rally in the opposition stronghold of Altamira.

However, pressure seems to be drilling between the US and Russia over the crisis.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the US may take military action to resolve the crisis, and accused Russia and Cuba for strike at the foundations of the country through their support for Mr Maduro.

The US also empasized its support for Mr Guaidó while Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told Mr Pompeo that America’s influence over Venezuela was damaging and an abuse of international law.

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