Guaido, flanked by armed troops, calls on the military to abandon Maduro
by Mery Mogollon and Chris Kraul, Los Angeles Times
Apr 30, 2019
3 minutes
CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuelan police used tear gas Tuesday to try to disperse hundreds of supporters of self-declared President Juan Guaido, who from a freeway near the main Caracas air force base called on the armed forces to abandon their support of President Nicolas Maduro.
Televised coverage of the protest, which Guaido dubbed "Operation Liberty," showed several uniformed military personnel wearing blue armbands taking part in the demonstration, which closed a principal Caracas freeway the day before nationwide May Day protests against Maduro
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