Venezuela Government Blames ‘Extremists’ for Gas Plant Blast
- Explosion has left much of Margarita island without power
- Government hasn’t provided evidence that sabotage was to blame
Delcy Rodriguez, Venezuela's vice president, during a news conference at Miraflores Palace in Caracas, Venezuela.
Photographer: Carlos Becerra/Bloomberg
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Venezuela’s government blamed “extremists” for an explosion at a natural gas plant in eastern Venezuela that has left most of Margarita Island in the dark for days.
Vice-President Delcy Rodríguez, who is also the Energy Minister, said the Nov. 11 pipeline blast was one of a series of attacks targeting facilities that supply 80% of the nation’s natural gas. Eleven suspects have been detained in connection with the events, Rodríguez said Monday on state TV.