Venezuela Detains an Opposition Leader on Poll-Boycott Claims
Venezuela detained former lawmaker Juan Pablo Guanipa on Friday, a close aide of opposition leader María Corina Machado, just days before regional and parliamentary elections Sunday.
Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello said Guanipa was leading a 'terrorist group' involved in a plot to boycott Sunday's vote. The plot included the use of grenades and other explosive devices, Cabello said.
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