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    Venezuela political crisis deepens as opposition calls for military uprising

    Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó took to the streets with a small contingent of heavily armed soldiers early in a bold and risky call for the military to rise up and oust socialist leader Nicolas Maduro.

  • An opponent to Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro returns a tear gas canister in Caracas, Venezuela, April 30, 2019. 
    An opponent to Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro returns a tear gas canister in Caracas, Venezuela, April 30, 2019. 
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    AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos
  • Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido, who many nations have recognized as the country's rightful interim ruler, shakes hands with a military member near the Generalisimo Francisco de Miranda Airbase, in Caracas, April 30, 2019. 
    Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido, who many nations have recognized as the country's rightful interim ruler, shakes hands with a military member near the Generalisimo Francisco de Miranda Airbase, in Caracas, April 30, 2019. 
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  • People react to tear gas near the Generalisimo Francisco de Miranda Airbase in Caracas, April 30, 2019. 
    People react to tear gas near the Generalisimo Francisco de Miranda Airbase in Caracas, April 30, 2019. 
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    REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
  • Soldiers take a position on an overpass next to La Carlota air base in Caracas, April 30, 2019. Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido has called for a military uprising, in a video shot at the air base showing him surrounded by soldiers and accompanied by detained activist Leopoldo Lopez.
    Soldiers take a position on an overpass next to La Carlota air base in Caracas, April 30, 2019. Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido has called for a military uprising, in a video shot at the air base showing him surrounded by soldiers and accompanied by detained activist Leopoldo Lopez.
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    AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos
  • A woman suffocated by tear gas is helped by fellow opponents of President Nicolas Maduro outside La Carlota air base in Caracas, April 30, 2019. 
    A woman suffocated by tear gas is helped by fellow opponents of President Nicolas Maduro outside La Carlota air base in Caracas, April 30, 2019. 
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    AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos
  • An uprising member of the Bolivarian National Guard gestures outside La Carlota air base in Caracas, Tuesday, April 30, 2019. 
    An uprising member of the Bolivarian National Guard gestures outside La Carlota air base in Caracas, Tuesday, April 30, 2019. 
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  • Opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez, is greeted by a supporter outside La Carlota air base in Caracas, April 30, 2019. 
    Opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez, is greeted by a supporter outside La Carlota air base in Caracas, April 30, 2019. 
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    AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos
  • A military vehicle blocks an avenue next to La Carlota air base in Caracas, April 30, 2019. 
    A military vehicle blocks an avenue next to La Carlota air base in Caracas, April 30, 2019. 
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    AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos
  • Military personnel loyal to Venezuela's President Nicolas Madura stand inside La Carlota air base in Caracas, April 30, 2019.
    Military personnel loyal to Venezuela's President Nicolas Madura stand inside La Carlota air base in Caracas, April 30, 2019.
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    Venezuela political crisis deepens as opposition calls for military uprising

    Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó took to the streets with a small contingent of heavily armed soldiers early in a bold and risky call for the military to rise up and oust socialist leader Nicolas Maduro.

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  • Venezuela political crisis deepens as opposition calls for military uprising
  • An opponent to Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro returns a tear gas canister in Caracas, Venezuela, April 30, 2019. 
  • Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido, who many nations have recognized as the country's rightful interim ruler, shakes hands with a military member near the Generalisimo Francisco de Miranda Airbase, in Caracas, April 30, 2019. 
  • People react to tear gas near the Generalisimo Francisco de Miranda Airbase in Caracas, April 30, 2019. 
  • Soldiers take a position on an overpass next to La Carlota air base in Caracas, April 30, 2019. Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido has called for a military uprising, in a video shot at the air base showing him surrounded by soldiers and accompanied by detained activist Leopoldo Lopez.
  • A woman suffocated by tear gas is helped by fellow opponents of President Nicolas Maduro outside La Carlota air base in Caracas, April 30, 2019. 
  • An uprising member of the Bolivarian National Guard gestures outside La Carlota air base in Caracas, Tuesday, April 30, 2019. 
  • Opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez, is greeted by a supporter outside La Carlota air base in Caracas, April 30, 2019. 
  • A military vehicle blocks an avenue next to La Carlota air base in Caracas, April 30, 2019. 
  • Military personnel loyal to Venezuela's President Nicolas Madura stand inside La Carlota air base in Caracas, April 30, 2019.