Several
violent incidents occurred in the El Valle neighborhood today as
right-wing opposition protests continued, according to RT.
Venezuela's
Foreign Minister Delcy Rodriguez announced on her Twitter account
that "armed bands hired by the opposition attacked a maternal
and child hospital with 54 children (inside)."
She also
said that President Nicolas Maduro ordered the evacuation of the
hospital, adding, "We will defeat the coup attempt."
The Hugo Rafael Chavez Frias Maternal and Child Hospital is located
in the El Valle neighborhood of Caracas.
The minister
also blamed right-wing governments for the violence, "The
small group of governments that have expressed their public support
for the Venezuelan opposition has encouraged this vandalism and
extreme violence."
Jorge
Rodriguez, mayor of Caracas, said in a Twitter post, "As a
human being and as a doctor I denounce the terrorist attack on the
maternal and child hospital of El Valle. Fifty-four children had to
be evacuated."
Several
violent incidents occurred in the El Valle neighborhood today as
right-wing opposition protests continued, according to RT.
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