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| Venezuela military base attacked as video shows men in uniform claiming start of coup | Venezuela military base attacked as video shows men in uniform claiming start of coup |
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| A video has emerged showing a group of men in military uniform saying they were launching an uprising against unpopular President Nicolas Maduro to restore democracy in Venezuela. | A video has emerged showing a group of men in military uniform saying they were launching an uprising against unpopular President Nicolas Maduro to restore democracy in Venezuela. |
| The ruling Socialist Party's deputy, Diosdado Cabello, said there had been a "terrorist attack" at a military base in Valencia. | |
| He said several arrests have been made. | He said several arrests have been made. |
| Troops acted quickly to control the situation at the Paramacay base in the central city of Venezuela, Mr Cabello said on Twitter. | Troops acted quickly to control the situation at the Paramacay base in the central city of Venezuela, Mr Cabello said on Twitter. |
| A witness in Valencia, roughly two hours from the capital of Caracas, told Reuters she heard shooting overnight. | A witness in Valencia, roughly two hours from the capital of Caracas, told Reuters she heard shooting overnight. |
| The announcement came after a small group of men dressed in military fatigues, some armed with assault rifles, released a video declaring themselves in rebellion in Carabobo state, where Valencia is located. | The announcement came after a small group of men dressed in military fatigues, some armed with assault rifles, released a video declaring themselves in rebellion in Carabobo state, where Valencia is located. |
| In the video a man identifying himself as Captain Juan Caguaripano said any unit refusing to go along with its call for rebellion would be declared a military target. | In the video a man identifying himself as Captain Juan Caguaripano said any unit refusing to go along with its call for rebellion would be declared a military target. |
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