Venezuela says it foiled attack by boat on main port city

[Judi Lynn]

1. Venezuela government says eight killed in foiled mercenary 'incursion'

MAY 3, 2020 / 9:49 AM / UPDATED AN HOUR AGO

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CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela’s government said it foiled a marine incursion on Sunday by “terrorist mercenaries” who attempted to enter the country on speedboats from neighboring Colombia, adding security forces killed eight of the assailants.

President Nicolas Maduro frequently accuses political adversaries of attempting to overthrow his administration with the support of the United States, which has vowed to force him from office through sanctions that have crippled the OPEC nation’s oil exports.

Critics of the ruling Socialist Party often dismiss such accusations as stunts used as an excuse to detain opponents of the government.

The group landed early on Sunday on the coast of La Guaira, about 20 miles (32 km) from the capital Caracas, Interior Minister Nestor Reverol said in a televised address.

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