Street clashes erupt as Venezuela's Guaido urges uprising

[Ghost Dog]

8. It's fizzled, anyway.

... As if to confirm pro-Maduro forces have again emerged victorious, opposition politician and Guaido adviser Leopoldo Lopez and his family have successfully sought refuge at the Chilean diplomatic residence in Caracas, Chile’s foreign minister said.

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update 5: As predicted, what Guaido dubbed “Operation Liberty” — a full on coup attempt for which he appealed for Venezuela's military to rise up against Maduro — appears to have failed to achieve significant momentum, given Caracas officials are taking to the air waves to declare the "mediocre" coup attempt successfully put down.

“A mediocre coup d'etat attempt has failed,” said defense minister Vladimir Padrino on a state radio broadcast Tuesday afternoon, following prior statements saying he was ready put down the rebellion by force. And in a television appearance Padrino further called the day's events "ridiculous"...

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-04-30/venezuela-says-its-putting-down-ongoing-armed-coup-attempt