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Nicolás Maduro's government this morning neutralized a landing of "mercenaries" on the coast near Caracas, according to the statement read by his interior minister, General Néstor Reverol. "A group of terrorist mercenaries from Colombia tried to carry out an invasion by sea, with the aim of committing assassinations of leaders of the revolutionary government, increasing the spiral of violence and generating chaos in the population in a new attempt at a coup d'etat," stressed the military, who is accused of violating human rights.
The residents of Macuto, a coastal municipality in the state of La Guaira, close to the country's main port and the Maiquetía international airport, woke up early in the morning to hear a huge shooting, followed by a dozen strong detonations. Military forces and the Special Forces of the Bolivarian National Police (FAES) were deployed throughout the town, in pursuit of the landed group.
"They tried to enter speedboats , but thanks to the timely and effective action of our forces, some were killed and others arrested, as well as the seizure of assault rifles. The operation continues and other arrests are not ruled out. A thorough search is being carried out. by land, sea and air, "added General Reverol, who accused the United States of being behind the landing and of carrying out" excessive actions ".
Several military leaders of Chavismo called for staying on "alert and permanent resistance", as if it were a Venezuelan version of what happened in Bahía Cochinos at the dawn of Castroism.
Meanwhile, in La Guaira and already in daylight, the remains of the confrontation can be seen, including the weapons seized from the "invaders" , several Afack machine guns and AK 103 rifles, as well as communication systems and a small arsenal.
One of the members of the alleged command is Captain Robert Colina, who would have died in the confrontation. Local media associate him with General Clíver Alcalá, who is in the US today after surrendering to the DEA Anti-Drug Agency. Alcalá, very close to Hugo Chávez, renounced madness last year and since then has attempted several operations against the "president people".
When he was included in the list of the most wanted for "narcoterrorism", along with Maduro himself, he turned himself in to the US authorities . Also on this blacklist are the new oil tsar, Vice President Tareck El Aissami, and the former head of military intelligence and counterintelligence, the military man Hugo "El Pollo" Carvajal, who has been unaccounted for since the National Audience of Madrid decided to extradite him to the United States.
The same local media assure that at least eight people died and two were detained during the operation . The AP agency published this week an extensive report on the mini-army created by Cliver Alcalá, now orphaned by its leader. Around 300 former military personnel, deserters since Juan Guaidó defied the "son of Chávez" in January 2019 and ready to return to Venezuela to provoke a popular uprising.
The confrontation on the coast occurs amid a wave of violence in the most violent country on the planet. Fifty inmates died in Guanare prison, in the east of the country, during a riot and wildly repressed escape attempt. According to the relatives, the inmates protested that the food that was sent to them was kept by their jailers.
In addition, in Caracas, Petare, one of the largest favelas on the continent, its neighbors have suffered four days of violent shootings between opposing gangs.
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