"Operation Libertad" has killed at least one person, 109 wounded and 83 arrests in Venezuela

The civil-military uprising began on Tuesday in Venezuela under the name Operation Libertad, with the aim of expelling President Nicolás Maduro from the government, left at least one dead, 109 wounded and 83 arrested.

The fatal victim was identified as Samuel Méndez, 25 years old. who died in the state of Aragua, according to the Venezuelan Observatory of Social Conflict (OVCS), which did not detail the circumstances of the death. He also reported on his Twitter account "at least 109 wounded" by the "repression in 12 provincial states".

Previously, the health secretariat of the municipality of Chaco Caracas had reported that only hospitals in this jurisdiction 69 people were treated, including two for gunshot wounds and 41 for rubber bullets.

Meanwhile, the NGO Criminal Forum has reported that up to 20 (the 21 in our country) He recorded 83 detainees59 of them in the state of Zulia and only two in Caracas.

The situation in Venezuela

A group of Venezuelan soldiers revolted Tuesday against President Maduro and in favor of opposition Juan Guaidó, who called on security forces to join the movement that the government denounced as a coup d'etat.

Guaidó, recognized as the interim president of Venezuela for half a hundred countries, said that the military forces "had taken the plunge" in supporting him as well as his plan to eliminate Maduro from power, which he said was the only way to go. he considers himself an illegitimate president.

After the politician's call, thousands of Venezuelans opposed to Maduro rallied in Caracas and other states in the interior of the country, where there were clashes with supporters of the Chavez regime.

The president of Venezuela's ruling National Constituent Assembly (NCA), Diosdado Cabello, has called on Chavez supporters to focus on the suburbs of the presidential palace to "defend" the revolution against the "coup d'etat". State".

In the midst of incidents in Caracas, tanks of the Bolivarian National Guard (GNB) they crushed a group of opposition protesters which were close to La Carlota air base. One of the victims was seriously injured and taken to Salud Chaco Hospital in the Venezuelan capital.

The military uprising in Venezuela, which aims to expel President Nicolás Maduro from the government, has been hailed by leaders and leaders of international organizations and rejected by Bolivia and Turkey, historical allies of Chavismo.

At night, Guaidó once again spoke to the people. "What the regime said (chavista) was a joke. Maduro has neither the control nor the respect nor the support of the armed forces. Much less the Venezuelan people, "said the speaker of Parliament.

In a message broadcast on national television, Nicolás Maduro blamed the two leaders for the chaos in the streets, described the revolt as a "coup attempt" and threatened: "You will see the fate of the traitors". "Leopoldo López personally directed the operations of this armed group in this conspiracy coup d'etat," he said. "The arrival of MP Juan Guaidó was therefore seen as a brand new, something unique, never seen.We are cured of shock and surprise.Steel, maximum wisdom and direct action", has Maduro said.