Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro (L) speaks during a gathering in support of him and his proposal for the National Constituent Assembly in Caracas, Venezuela June 27, 2017. Miraflores Palace/Handout via REUTERS
Reuters: Venezuela's Maduro warns of war if 'revolution' toppled
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro warned on Tuesday that he and supporters would take up arms if his socialist government was violently overthrown by opponents who have been on the streets protesting for three months.
"I'm telling the world, and I hope the world listens after 90 days of protest, destruction and death," Maduro said in reference to anti-government unrest that has led to at least 75 deaths in the OPEC nation since April.
"If Venezuela was plunged into chaos and violence and the Bolivarian Revolution destroyed, we would go to combat. We would never give up, and what couldn't be done with votes, we would do with weapons, we would liberate the fatherland with weapons."
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Update: Venezuela president says supporters will take up arms if government falls -- Guardian
WNU Editor: It looks like Venezuelan President Maduor is nervous about his army .... Venezuela’s Maduro Demands Army Loyalty amid New Arrests to Prevent Opposition “Coup” (PanamPost). As for the unrest .... it continues .... Dozens of stores looted, government offices burned in Venezuela (Globe and Mail/AP).
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