Citgo caught between Venezuela's competing governments
Authorities reveal a second failed coup attempt, as President Maduro seeks to limit the influence of the opposition
Hostilities between Venezuela's rival governments are intensifying after President Nicolas Maduro accused conspirators of orchestrating a "fascist plot" to assassinate senior members of the United Socialist Party, including Maduro, his wife and National Constituent Assembly President Diosdado Cabello. Communications minister Jorge Rodriguez, speaking on national television, said the plotters aimed to take military bases in Caracas, free former defence minister Raul Baduel from prison and install him as the country's president. Rodriguez identified former Brigadier General Eduardo Jose Baez Torrealba, who is based in the Dominican Republic, as the plan's primary architect. Maduro also accused
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