Venezuelan opposition protesters on Saturday confronted security forces on a main avenue in Caracas, venting their anger over a nationwide blackout, shortages of basic necessities and the government of President Nicolas Maduro.
Demonstrators on Avenida Victoria in the Venezuelan capital pushed against the shields of riot police, who withdrew from the area but maintained a large presence.As an opposition-led rally got underway, police units and members of the national guard, wearing helmets and carrying shields and other anti-riot gear, gathered at several intersections. Several columns of security forces moved on motorcycles.
Some areas where electricity was restored later lost power again, and managers of the Caracas subway said they were waiting for the electricity supply to stabilize before resuming service.The location of the opposition rally itself marked a symbolic challenge to authority because it was near the presidential palace of Miraflores in what is mainly considered to be a pro-government area of western Caracas.
Government officials countered that the United States was responsible for the outage and that Guaido had collaborated in alleged sabotage of the system.
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