slave trade during the colonial era. broadcasting live from our studios in moscow this is our two international incheon thomas certainly glad to have you with us and the venezuelan president says the armed forces have defeated an attempted coup in an address to the nation nicolas maduro announced that several perpetrators are being questioned and he singled out opposition figure leopoldo lopez as the mastermind of the prising lopez the founder of. the party led by opposition leader. he is seen as one of the key figures behind that move to claim the presidency lopez was sentenced to thirteen years in prison back in two thousand and fifteen for inciting public unrest but on tuesday it was reportedly freed from house arrest by his guards and claimed asylum in the spanish embassy. united states has banned all american airlines from using venezuelan air force or airspace it due to the ongoing crisis meanwhile self-proclaimed leader won by those calling on people to hit the streets
global news live from russia this is our international brain it s tuesday evening at nine here in the russian capital is just turn to in the afternoon in venezuela that s the big story we re tracking over the past few hours where the venezuelan self-proclaimed interim president has called for a military uprising in the country describing it as the final phase and now top officials in the united states say he has full support. as. america will stand with you until freedom and democracy are restored by. today interim president who on good deal announced odds of a person young littered the years government foolish supports the venezuelan people in their quest for freedom and democracy democracy cannot be defeated almost immediately after white i was called clashes broke out on a garden bridge near the capital caracas gunshots were fired and tear gas deployed as protesters threw rocks at the authorities. ok watching over developments over the past few hours our senior corresponde
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that she was then i d say that eleven here in moscow. news from r.t. international first. claimed the interim leader has called for a military uprising in the country describing it as the final phase now top officials in the united states say he has their full support. i m monitoring the situation in venezuela very closely the united states stands with the people of venezuela and their freedom as. america will stand with you until freedom and democracy are restored. today interim president who on good deal announced odds of. the year s government fool is aboard the venezuelan people who in their quest for freedom and democracy democracy cannot be defeated well almost immediately after call clashes broke out on a guarded bridge near the capital caracas gunshots were fired and tear gas deployed as protesters threw rocks at the authorities. a local health service has now put the number of injured at fifty from today s rallies in venezuela i talked to our senior correspondent or
there it s nice here now may the first. continues from the international first for you we ve been tracking what s been happening in venezuela over the past few hours the self-proclaimed interim leader there has called for a military uprising in the country describing it as the final phase and now top officials in the united states say he has their full support. i monitoring the situation in venezuela very closely the united states stands with the people of venezuela and their freedom as. well america will stand with you until freedom and democracy is taught by. today interim president who i m going to do announce thoughts of a person. the government foolish supports the venezuelan people who in their quest for freedom and democracy democracy cannot be defeated but almost immediately after . clashes broke out on a guarded bridge near the capital caracas gunshots were fired and take us deployed as protesters threw blocks of the authorities. has been following the unrest for us