Venezuela Claims to Control ‘Attack’ at Military Base
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Venezuela’s ruling socialist party said that an “attack” by “mercenaries” early on Sunday at a military base in the central city of Valencia had been defeated and several people detained.
“At dawn, terrorists entered the Paramacay base in Valencia to attack our national armed forces. There are several terrorists detained,” Diosdado Cabello, a long-time government official and lawmaker who’s currently one of the highest ranking socialist party members, said on his Twitter account. “There’s absolute calm in the other military bases.”