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<h1 id="reader-title">Venezuelan Armed Forces 'Courageously'
Repel Terrorist Attack</h1>
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<div id="reader-estimated-time">August 7, 2017<br>
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<p>Venezuela's Bolivarian National Armed Forces, FANB,
responded courageously to the paramilitary-style
terrorist attack carried out this Sunday against Fort
Paramacay in the central state of Carabobo, President
Nicolas Maduro said.</p>
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<p>"I cannot describe it in any other way, it is a
terrorist attack against the Bolivarian National Armed
Forces and the Armed Forces has reacted in a united way,
with morality, with decisiveness," the Venezuelan head
of state added.</p>
<p>Maduro noted that among the anti-government group, two
were killed and seven arrested.</p>
<p>In a communique issued by the FANB, the military
explained that there had been an attack on the 41st
Armored Brigade, which was led by a group made up of
"civilian delinquents in military uniforms and a first
lieutenant who had deserted," adding that "the terrorist
operation was repelled and arrests made, including the
first lieutenant."</p>
<p>The statement said that "the terrorist operation
included the release of a video by a junior official
that over three years ago was removed from the armed
forces, accused of treason and rebellion, who then fled
the country and received protection in Miami, United
States."</p>
<p>According to ruling United Socialist Party of Venezuela
leader and Constituent Assembly member Diosdado Cabello,
there was "absolute normalcy in the rest of the military
units of the country," emphasizing that anyone who
dreamt otherwise would have to deal with the morality of
the Bolivarian military.</p>
<p>The FANB said that those captured have "confessed to
having been contracted by the states of Zulia, Lara and
Yaracuy by far-right Venezuelan activists in connection
with foreign governments."</p>
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<p>"Today's terrorist attack is nothing but a propaganda
show, a pipedream, a desperate move that is part of
destabilization and conspiracy plans," the statement
added.</p>
<p>"The FANB remains strong, united in its democratic
convictions with high morale; and supports
unconditionally citizen Nicolas Maduro Moros,
constitutional president of the Bolivarian Republic of
Venezuela and our commander in chief, as well as his
constituent initiative and the Bolivarian Revolution as
a project that seeks to consolidate the homeland, free,
sovereign and independent," the statement concluded,
calling for all women and men to unite to build a
country based on "justice, cooperation and
understanding."</p>
<p>Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez also tweeted
early in the morning, "They could not deal with the
FANB, with their morale nor with their constitutional
conscience, so now (they) intend to attack it with
terrorist attacks. They won't be able to!!!"</p>
<p>Since April, Venezuela has seen opposition forces
organize violent protests — leading to <a
href="http://www.telesurtv.net/english/multimedia/Venezuela-Protest-Violence-20160105-0019.html"
target="_blank">over 100 deaths</a> and thousands of
injuries — in their attempts to oust
democratically-elected President Nicolas Maduro.</p>
<p>Venezuelans officials, including Maduro, have accused
the right-wing of working closely with international
players like the United States to destabilize the
country to induce external interference and military
intervention.</p>
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