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Maduro Reports of Apparent Military Uprising in Venezuela

Twitter video: Military attack senators of national congress in #Venezuela #27June

Edit: Twitter is blowing up with reports of a lot of military movement. Many are mentioning a potential coup.

Edit 2: Some crazy footage of clashes between protesters and some armed force (police?).

Edit 3: Soldiers with armored vehicles have been deployed near #Venezuela's #Miraflores presidential palace in #Caracas Source

Edit 4: Multiple Twitter accounts say that a massive military operation is ongoing. I'm not sure of their credibility. It seems pretty clear something is going on. The scope of it is not clear.

Edit 5: Photos near presidential palace Miraflores.

Edit 6: More video in Caracas

Edit 7: Video reportedly involving Venezuelan congress and some kind of scuffle/fight. (Some reports say National Guard bursting into National Assembly.)

Edit 8: Video of militia group proclamation Credit: /u/Raincone Translation: see post by /u/naitzyrk in reply to this comment.

Edit 9: Longer video of helicopter

Edit 10: Video of protesters, flying objects, and explosions. Posted 9:58PM (Venezuela time = Eastern US time)

Edit 11: A few military vehicles on bridge

Edit 12: Various Twitter reports of anti-Maduro protests occurring in various districts of Caracas.

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Edit 14: Damage from rubber bullets or canisters?

Edit 15: Video of helicopter landing on a building that looks like apartments.

Edit 16: Video of screaming, running protestors. Accompanying post says there is much confusion in the streets.

Edit 17: Photo of TSJ (supreme court) president being escorted by armed guards. Background: supreme court backed Maduro in rewriting the Venezuelan constitution within the past month. Many anti-Maduro protesters feel the supreme court betrayed the people.

Edit 18: Avenue Libertador closed with debris and fire. Source

Edit 19: Whistles, banging pans, burning debris, and protestors in the streets. Video

Edit 20: Parliamentary president discussing with some military commander. Video Translations?

Edit 21: Video of teargas deployed by government to disperse protesters in Maracay.

Edit 22: Chanting, pans, explosions heard at Avenue Intercomunal de El Valle. Source

Edit 23: Twitter post: "Caricuao is a war zone! At this time barricades, tear gas canisters and strong detonations"

Edit 24: Explosions in Maracay. Source

Edit 25: "Warning: 10:55 pm reported detonations and confrontations against demonstrators in Caricuao, Carabobo, Maracay, Barcelona and El Valle #27Jun" Source

Edit 26: Twitter video of more use of teargas by security forces.

Edit 27: More protests. https://twitter.com/VPITV/status/879888212814176256

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