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<h1 id="reader-title">US Has Given Green Light for Coup in
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<p>April 18, 2017<br>
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<p>A day before opposition leaders convened more protests
in Caracas calling for the ouster of Venezuela's
government, the country's leader has accused the United
States of working with right-wing leaders towards a
coup.</p>
<p>"The U.S. government, the State Department has given
the green light, the approval for a coup process to
intervene in Venezuela," President Nicolas Maduro said,
speaking from the Miraflores Palace.</p>
<p>Maduro said that security forces had arrested an “armed
commando group sent by the opposition in order to attack
the mobilization called by the right-wing for Wednesday
to generate violence and deaths in the country.” An
investigation has been opened to determine those behind
the plan.</p>
<p>According to the Venezuelan leader, who also pointed to
a U.S. State Department statement issued Tuesday
evening, warning of an "international response" should
"peaceful protests" face repression, the U.S. government
wrote up a coup scenario for opposition leader Julio
Borges.</p>
<p>The “scenario” Maduro referred to consists in
generating violence and deaths before blaming the
Venezuelan government for allegedly violently attacking
political opponents. Then the plot leaders would demand
immediate elections, ahead of Maduro's official end of
term in 2019.</p>
<p>“No more coups in Venezuela, no more plots,” said
Maduro, adding that he activated a public security plan
to maintain order.</p>
<p>The Venezuelan leader also called on government
supporters to take the streets in the defense of the
18-year Bolivarian Revolution, which has seen an
unprecedented internal and external attack in recent
months.</p>
<p>The demonstrations come after weeks of opposition-led
anti-government demonstrations calling for the ouster of
the country's Supreme Court judges as well as President
Nicolas Maduro. According to reports, among those killed
in the ensuing violence include a 13-year-old boy who
was shot Wednesday when opposition protesters entered a
social housing complex and an 83-year-old woman who was
not able to receive medical attention due to opposition
roadblocks.</p>
<p>Opposition protesters have vandalized various areas in
Caracas in recent days causing economic damage estimated
at around 50 billion bolivars, President Maduro
announced Sunday. A high school, a community health
center, various subsidized food markets and several
government ministries have also reportedly been severely
affected.</p>
<p>The opposition MUD alliance has called for a "Mega
March" protest in Caracas on Wednesday and estimate a
large turnout with promotions flooding social media.</p>
<p>Officials fear that there could be violence should they
attempt to redirect marches to areas where
pro-government demonstrators will be gathered.</p>
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