Venezuela arrests over 'uprising attempt'

[CottonBear]

Source: BBC News

Venezuela official says arrests made after soldiers apparently try to launch uprising against President Maduro

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[CottonBear]

1. BBC update:

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A leading member of the Venezuelan government says arrests have been made after soldiers apparently tried to launch an uprising against President Maduro.
The ruling Socialist Party's deputy leader, Diosdado Cabello, called it a "terrorist attack" on Twitter.

A video circulated on social media of a group calling themselves the 41st Brigade.
It happened in Valencia in Carabobo state in the country's north-west.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-40843494

[Loki Liesmith]

2. WE MUST ALL PRAY FOR THE WORKER'S HERO MADURO

[rpannier]

3. I heard he heals just by proximity

His powers are much stronger than Jesus in the Bible
And he's a brazillion times more caring and loving too

[COLGATE4]

5. I heard that he never played golf before now. But the first

time he did, Maduro hit 9 holes in one. I heard when he was born there was a triple rainbow seen all over Venezuela.

[rpannier]

7. I heard when he was 8 he beat a Yachting champion in a race on the high seas

Take that Kim Jong-un. You were 9 when you beat the champ

[Igel]

8. He told his buddy he wanted America in chaos and Clinton to lose.

And Vlad made it so.

[COLGATE4]

9. Well, I heard that when he beat the Yachting champion

he didn't even have a yacht! Just sailed away on his own Ego.

[Codeine]

17. I heard that motherfucker had like thirty goddamned dicks.

https://m.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

4. No. . . . nt

[COLGATE4]

10. I'll pray for him

I'll pray that he gets the hell out of Venezuela before sundown,

[EX500rider]

11. I hope you are joking...

...as he has ruined his country.

Too bad they didn't plan this a little better, the Venz. people need to be rescued.

[Loki Liesmith]

12. I WOULD NEVER JOKE ABOUT THE WORKER'S PARADISE

Supreme Worker's Hero MADURO has brought them TRUE FREEDOM!!!!

[EX500rider]

13. lol...yep, freedom from food and medical care and democracy.

[brooklynite]

14. Viva Maduro!

The Chavista's couldn't make it today, so I figured I'd give them representation...

[riversedge]

15. umm. This has and Is happening in Turkey.

[Bradical79]

16. What does Turkey have to do with this?

[Codeine]

18. Sometimes whataboutism has to take a circuitous route. nt