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Venezuela: US doing everything short of 'the ultimate', says Trump as protests continue
Source: The Guardian
Venezuela: US doing everything short of ‘the ultimate’, says Trump as protests continue
US president hints at ‘pretty tough’ options as clashes between protesters and security forces lead to death of woman
Tom Phillips in Mexico City, Julian Borger in Washington and Patricia Torres in Caracas
Thu 2 May 2019 02.19 BST First published on Wed 1 May 2019 20.54 BST
The United States is doing everything short of “the ultimate” to resolve Venezuela’s crisis, Donald Trump has vowed, after clashes between protesters and security forces in Caracas resulted in the death of one woman and injuries to 46 others.
As tens of thousands of Venezuelan returned to the streets on Wednesday following a dramatic but fruitless bid to force Nicolás Maduro from power, Juan Guaidó told demonstrators in the capital, Caracas, they needed to intensify their “peaceful rebellion” against Maduro.
“Every day there will be acts of protest until we achieve our liberty,” Guaidó announced. “They thought they could suffocate our protest yesterday and they failed. We will remain in the streets until Venezuela is free.”
Jurubith Rausseo, 27, died at a clinic after being hit in the head by a bullet during a demonstration, the non-governmental Venezuelan Observatory of Social Conflict said on Twitter. Human rights organisations and health services reported 46 people injured in Wednesday’s clashes.
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US president hints at ‘pretty tough’ options as clashes between protesters and security forces lead to death of woman
Tom Phillips in Mexico City, Julian Borger in Washington and Patricia Torres in Caracas
Thu 2 May 2019 02.19 BST First published on Wed 1 May 2019 20.54 BST
The United States is doing everything short of “the ultimate” to resolve Venezuela’s crisis, Donald Trump has vowed, after clashes between protesters and security forces in Caracas resulted in the death of one woman and injuries to 46 others.
As tens of thousands of Venezuelan returned to the streets on Wednesday following a dramatic but fruitless bid to force Nicolás Maduro from power, Juan Guaidó told demonstrators in the capital, Caracas, they needed to intensify their “peaceful rebellion” against Maduro.
“Every day there will be acts of protest until we achieve our liberty,” Guaidó announced. “They thought they could suffocate our protest yesterday and they failed. We will remain in the streets until Venezuela is free.”
Jurubith Rausseo, 27, died at a clinic after being hit in the head by a bullet during a demonstration, the non-governmental Venezuelan Observatory of Social Conflict said on Twitter. Human rights organisations and health services reported 46 people injured in Wednesday’s clashes.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/may/01/venezuela-protests-latest-guaido-calls-peaceful-coup-against-maduro
