Venezuela Protests Lose Momentum as Maduro Toughens Response
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Fewer Venezuelans came out to protest against the government over the weekend after President Nicolas Maduro threatened to use the military to “liberate” middle-class districts from makeshift barricades.
A march against alleged Cuban infiltration of the armed forces attracted a few thousand people yesterday in the Caracas borough of Chacao, the heart of the monthlong anti-government protests that have taken 29 lives. Similar rallies in past weeks drew more than 10,000 people.