Caracas, Jan 9, 2025 (AFP) - Venezuelan opposition says leader Machado arrested after Caracas protest

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2025-01-09

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado was arrested Thursday after coming out of hiding to lead a protest against President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, a member of her entourage told AFP. Minutes earlier, her team had reported on X that Machado, 57, was "violently intercepted upon exiting the rally," and claimed shots had been fired at her motorcycle convoy. Machado, who last appeared in public in August, arrived at the Caracas protest......

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