#NOW Nicolás Maduro: "The whole world has been watching today’s events. You can see now a Venezuela in peace, observant and worried about the acts of violence on a Caracas highway. We have faced various forms of a coup, as never before."
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#Now Nicolás Maduro: “We have been the victim and object, as people, of aggressions of all kinds, this year. Last year, on August 4, we experienced the most violent and bloodiest test, a failed magnicide against me and other State officials.”Show this thread -
#Now President Nicolás Maduro: "We got to know who was leading this. They had 8 anti-riot tanks, using them to block the highway. People from all over the world should know that this area has been the epicenter for political activities by the right."pic.twitter.com/brBIBa5Btn
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#Now Nicolás Maduro: “At 6:00am, though social networks you could see the image of an individual convicted by the Venezuelan justice, a real murderer, a fascist, who escaped from prison and was personally directing this armed operation which generated a localized chaos.”pic.twitter.com/fzNbwdid4e
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#Now President Nicolás Maduro: "Today we faced a circumstance early in the morning. A group of armed individuals went to an east highway by Altamira, near La Carlota Military Air Base, Caracas. This location was never taken by the armed group.”Show this thread -
#Now Nicolás Maduro: “We are shielded against this kind of surprises, we assume this challenge with nerves of steel, calmness, sanity and efficient actions, reason why we are at the head of the State, to make conscious decisions.”Show this thread -
#Now President Nicolás Maduro: “We studied the situation to avoid violence. We knew they had 4 high-caliber machine guns on the highway. Who were they planning to shoot? They wanted confrontation and casualties.”pic.twitter.com/E2ALzRGHWO
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#Now President@NicolasMaduro: “This cannot go unpunished. I’ve spoken with Attorney General and he has already appointed 3 prosecutors to investigate these events. We have 5 soldiers seriously injured, gunshot wounds.”pic.twitter.com/9N3poyQKZf
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#Now President Nicolás Maduro: “I gave precise orders, there should be no military confrontation on the highway. Make them surrender, but no confrontations there.”Show this thread -
#Now President@NicolasMaduro: “80% of the military and police professionals who were summoned to Altamira, were deceived. They were told they were going to perform an operation at the Tocorón prison.”https://twitter.com/MV_Eng/status/1123280972030595073 …Show this thread -
#Now President Nicolás Maduro: “The first ones to withdraw were the SEBIN commandos, when they realized the deception. The 8 hijacked-tanks went back to their place of origin, once the lies were noticeable, the coup plotters were left on their own.”Show this thread -
#Now Nicolás Maduro: “Once facing their defeat, they visited several embassies. A group was allowed to enter the Colombian embassy to change their clothes, they were still carrying their weapons. Now they go from embassy to embassy.”Show this thread -
#Now President Nicolás Maduro: “I have to thank the people, because the people listened when I said "nerves of steel, maximum conscience, sanity and to take the streets”, they have done it. They came early, they mobilized.”pic.twitter.com/7cNzvgzhZF
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#Now President Nicolás Maduro: "We have faced a thousand circumstances, I tell you. I am just a citizen, you made me President of the Republic, by mandate of Hugo Chávez and those six years I was faithful. Then you elected me again during last year's presidential elections.”Show this thread -
#Now President Nicolás Maduro: “ I will continue to drive by the Constitution. I believe that in the United States of America there has never been a government as crazy as this current one. If one reviews the statements they’ve made, what mental imbalance do these people have?”Show this thread -
#Now President Nicolás Maduro: “Mike Pompeo said this the afternoon that I had a plane ready to flee to Cuba, but the Russians stop me from leaving. For God's sake, such lack of seriousness.”pic.twitter.com/li7rWiCOcX
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