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Venezuela's Defense Minister: Armed Forces Remain With Maduro

Tuesday, 30 April 2019 07:32 AM EDT

Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino said on Tuesday that the armed forces remained "firmly in defense" of the "legitimate" government of President Nicolas Maduro, after opposition leader Juan Guaido said he had the military's support.

Padrino, in a series of Twitter posts, said all military units across the country had reported "normality" in their barracks and military bases.

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Venezuelan Defence Minister Vladimir Padrino said on Tuesday that the armed forces remained "firmly in defense" of the "legitimate" government of President Nicolas Maduro.
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