"Nicolas Maduro Guerra, the detained president's son and a member of Venezuela's National Assembly, addressed the crowds from a stage, stating that the US military's abduction of his father on January 3 will remain marked like a scar on our face, forever. Our homeland's soil was desecrated by a foreign army, Maduro Guerra said of the night US forces abducted his father. The march, called by the government and involving many public sector workers, stretched for several hundred metres, accompanied by trucks blaring music."
"Protesters showed their solidarity around the world, demonstrating under banners with slogans like Bring them back and Hands off Venezuela. The international event united voices from diverse ideological trends, who agreed that the detention of President Maduro and Cilia Flores represents a flagrant violation of international law and a dangerous precedent for the sovereignty of nations, the news outlet said. We feel confused, sad, angry. There are a lot of emotions, said Jose Perdomo, a 58-year-old municipal employee, who marched in Caracas."
Thousands of people marched through Caracas demanding the release of President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores one month after US forces abducted the couple in a nighttime raid. Marchers chanted slogans and carried banners calling for the couple's return, with some shirts and placards denouncing the US action. Maduro Guerra addressed the crowd, saying the abduction will remain like a scar and that the homeland's soil was desecrated by a foreign army. The government-called march included public sector workers, stretched several hundred metres with trucks blaring music, and formed part of a global day of action citing violations of international law. Protesters expressed confusion, sadness and anger.
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