Repression in Venezuela: 69 wounded reported

At least 69 people were injured on Tuesday in Caracas, two of them shot dead, during protests to support a military uprising against President Nicolás Maduro, reported the health services.

Local media reported a third wounded by a firearm during demonstrations, while the government denounced that a soldier loyal to the socialist leader was also shot dead.

According to the health services of the mayor of opposition to Chacao, Milagro Gutiérrez, 32, received two shots during a demonstration east of CaracasAt the call of opposition leader Juan Guaidó, recognized as interim president of Venezuela by fifty countries.

"The moment is now! (…) Rue sans retour", said Guaidó, after announcing early in the morning the beginning of the insurrection at the military air base of La Carlota, accompanied by a uniform.

Gutierrez, an educator, was walking along Francisco de Miranda Avenue, near the detachment, when Armed hooded men stormed a march of opponents attempting to advance to the west of the city, according to the protesters.

According to Salud Chacao, He was also shot in the arm, 31-year-old Cristian Cartaya.

Out of a total of 69 wounded, 41 were wounded by rubber guns and 21 others.

During the clashes recorded in La Carlota, several opponents who supported the uprising were hit by an armored military vehicle, according to videos broadcast by local and foreign media.

Maduro loyal soldier shot in the neck In the midst of the incidents, the Minister of Defense, General Vladimir Padrino, denounced.

Local media reported that the third injured protester was a 61-year-old manwho is stable after being shot in the abdomen.

According to these versions, he was on the highway Francisco Fajardo, near the military base, by the time he was hit.

Padrino blamed the violence on the leadership of the opposition, calling the rebellion a "crude and useless attempt" of coup d'etat.

The uprising wants "bloodshed"Padrino said in a televised statement, surrounded by the high command of the armed forces, who reiterated his loyalty to Maduro.