Rival protests highlight growing tension between pro- and anti-Maduro factions struggling for control of a nation paralyzed by turmoil
A supporter of Venezuelan opposition leader and self-proclaimed acting president Juan Guaido, speaks to National Bolivarian Police officers during a demo in Caracas on March 9, 2019.Venezuelan opposition protesters on Saturday converged on a main avenue in Caracas and other parts of the country, venting their anger over a nationwide blackout, shortages of basic necessities and the government of President Nicolas Maduro.
“This is chaos,” said Jorge Jaimes, a physician who joined opposition protesters on Avenida Victoria in Caracas. “We are at the end of this road.” Venezuelan riot police block are seen during a demo of supporters of Venezuelan opposition leader and self-proclaimed acting president Juan Guaido in Caracas on March 9, 2019.Earlier, it referred to online connectivity data indicating that the initial outage that began Thursday and eased about 24 hours later was the largest on recent record in Latin America.
Maduro, who maintains that Guaido is part of a U.S.-backed plot to oust him, tweeted Saturday that “each act of imperialist aggression will meet an overwhelming response.”
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