- Title: Ringleader of Venezuelan military base attack captured - minister
- Date: 12th August 2017
- Summary: CARACAS, VENEZUELA (FILE) (REUTERS) ****WARNING: CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** GENERAL VIEW OF MILITARY CEREMONY DEFENCE MINISTER VLADIMIR PADRINO (THIRD FROM LEFT) WALKING WITH MILITARY OFFICIALS PADRINO WITH MILITARY OFFICIALS
- Embargoed: 26th August 2017 03:04
- Keywords: Venezuela Defence Minister Vladimir Padrino military base attack captured President Nicolas Maduro Caracas
- Location: CARACAS AND VALENCIA, VENEZUELA / INTERNET
- City: CARACAS AND VALENCIA, VENEZUELA / INTERNET
- Country: Venezuela
- Topics: Crime/Law/Justice
- Reuters ID: LVA0016TUNPS7
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: The ringleader of a recent attack on a Venezuelan military base and another military officer in the raid have been captured, Defence Minister Vladimir Padrino said in a tweet on Friday (August 11).
The ministry launched a nationwide manhunt for Juan Carlos Caguaripano, a former National Guard captain, on Monday (August 7). The assault on the military base on Sunday (August 6) coincided with a video circulated on social media in which Caguaripano called for a general uprising against unpopular socialist President Nicolas Maduro.
Military officer Jefferson Garcia, who was part of the 20-member cadre that took part in the pre-dawn raid on the base in the city of Valencia, was also arrested, Padrino tweeted.
The assault highlighted the growing volatility in the oil-rich but economically-ailing country after four months of sustained anti-government protests and unrest in which more than 120 people have been killed.
The announcement came shortly after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened military intervention in Venezuela in response to the country's humanitarian and political crisis. The Venezuelan government said it would respond later on Friday to Trump's threat of intervention. - Copyright Holder: FILE REUTERS (CAN SELL)
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