Nasty scenes in Venezuela, military vehicles running into crowds.

Nasty scenes in Venezuela, military vehicles running into crowds.
khuan Guido, the opposition leader and interim president  Venezuela, said a couple of minutes ago among his supporters: For years, we have talked with the armed forces, and today it will be proven to everyone that the armed forces are with the people, not with the dictator!


Venezuela says it is fighting coup Venezuelan government saying it is confronting a small group of "military traitors" trying to push through a coup. It after the opposition leader Juan Guaidó urged military uprising, in a video where he was surrounded by soldiers. On Tuesday night, violence in Caracas breaks out, where a military vehicle is going into protesters.

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Military vehicles in Venezuela have run into crowds
The government's message comes from information minister Jorge Rodriguez, in a post on Twitter. It follows the video where Juan Guaidó in a three-minute statement says that soldiers leaving the streets act in defense of the country's constitution.

- The time has come, says Guaidó.

- The national forces have made the right decision and they are now counting on the support of the Venezuelan population.

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Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido urges the military to venture out into the streets of the country shaken by major protests. Photo: TT / Reuters / Twitter
Coming to protest
The video is reported to be recorded on an air force base in Caracas on Tuesday morning. Guaidó appears surrounded by soldiers and along with opposition politician Leopoldo Lopez who has been released from his house arrest in which he has been sitting since 2017.

It comes one day before a planned demonstration against the government.

Refused by the regime
Juan Guaidó proclaimed himself an interim president in January and has since then campaigned to remove the incumbent president Nicolás Maduro. Opposition leader has received support from several countries, but Nicolás Maduro has refused to leave power despite protests.

Venezuela's Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino says Reuters says the situation is normal, that the military remains on President Maduro's side and that they will remain in their offices.

"We never give up for traitors," concludes the minister's post on Twitter.

Violent with stone throwing
On Tuesday afternoon, Swedish time, the incumbent president Nicolás Maduro said he spoke to military leaders who "showed him complete loyalty," according to Reuters news agency.

But on Tuesday night, Swedish time, violations erupted in Caracas. Protesters wishing to dismiss Maduro threw rocks on military vehicles. According to pictures from the news agency Reuters, a military vehicle from the National Guard has also entered demonstrators. At the same time, they should have erupted less gunfire in several places.

According to CNN, two people have shot injuries and at least 43 have been injured by rubber balls.