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Venezuelan lawmakers seek refuge in embassies after crackdown on Guaidó allies

May 10, 2019
Politics

Two Venezuelan lawmakers sought refuge at foreign embassies in Caracas on Thursday, as the government of President Nicolás Maduro cracked down on allies of opposition leader Juan Guaidó who supported his attempted uprising last week.

Venezuelan lawmakers seek refuge in embassies after crackdown on Guaidó allies

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