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Juan Guaidó: Venezuela's opposition leader 'detained' Juan Guaidó: Venezuela's opposition leader briefly detained
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The head of Venezuela's opposition-controlled parliament, Juan Guaidó, has been detained by intelligent agents. The head of Venezuela's opposition-controlled parliament was briefly detained days after saying he was ready to assume the country's presidency.
His wife, Fabiana Rosales, said on Twitter Mr Guaidó's whereabouts were unknown. A video posted on social media appears to show the moment intelligence agents intercept Juan Guaidó's car in a busy road north of the capital, Caracas.
A video posted on social media appears to show the moment agents intercept his car in the middle of a busy road. Two journalists detained while covering the case have also been released.
On Friday he said he was ready to assume the country's presidency on an interim basis after President Nicolás Maduro was sworn in for a second term. President Nicolás Maduro was sworn in for a second six-year term on Thursday. The opposition calls him illegitimate.
The opposition declared Mr Maduro's new six-year term illegitimate. Mr Guaidó - who said on Friday he was ready to assume the Venezuelan presidency on an interim basis - was detained while he was on his way to a political rally in the northern state of Vargas, opposition members said.
Mr Guaidó is the speaker of the National Assembly, which has been stripped of powers by the Supreme Court. His wife, Fabiana Rosales, who announced the detention on Twitter, and daughter were travelling with him, according to local media reports.
Mr Guaidó is the speaker of the National Assembly, which has been stripped of powers by the Supreme Court. Mr Maduro dismissed his comments as a "show".
The detained journalists have been named as Beatriz Adrián, from Colombia's Caracol television, and Osmary Hernández, who works for CNN's Spanish news channel.