“WE ARE WITH YOU”
Anti-Maduro protests have claimed 25 lives so far, with nearly 200 injured and more than 2,400 arrested since election day.
Early Saturday, a heavy security presence took shape in the capital, with two armoured vehicles and 40 motorcycle-mounted troops controlling access to the low-income Petare neighbourhood, a few miles from the opposition’s gathering point.
Local media reported similar deployments in other areas.
At one of the first overseas demonstrations to get underway Saturday, more than 100 Venezuelans in Australia rallied in Sydney, waving national flags and balloons.
“This is a strong message to our people in Venezuela. We are with you, and we want the world to listen what we are saying,” said protest organizer Rina Rivas.
It was unclear if Gonzalez Urrutia, also in hiding, will attend Saturday’s march. He last appeared in public at a protest on July 30.
Maduro had called for Machado and Gonzalez Urrutia to be arrested. He accuses them of seeking to foment a “coup d’etat”.
Source: CNA
