"Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado was injured as she made a clandestine dash to collect her Nobel Peace Prize last week, her spokesperson has said. Claudia Macero said late on Monday that the right-wing opposition figure fractured a vertebra during a choppy boat ride that had formed part of a risky cloak-and-dagger journey to reach the Norwegian capital, Oslo, for the Nobel award ceremony."
"Media reports in the United States said Machado's escape last week involved wearing a disguise, including a wig, and travelling from a small Venezuelan fishing village on a wooden boat to the island of Curacao, before boarding a private plane to Norway. Machado has said she feared for her life during the voyage, which saw US forces situated in the Caribbean alerted to avoid a strike on the vessel."
Maria Corina Machado fractured a vertebra while fleeing Venezuela in a secret boat crossing to reach Oslo to collect the Nobel Peace Prize. The injury occurred during a choppy ride that formed part of a risky clandestine journey confirmed by spokesperson Claudia Macero. Machado has been in hiding after being banned from running in Venezuela's July 24 presidential election and feared for her life. The escape reportedly involved a disguise, a wooden fishing boat to Curacao, and a private plane to Norway. She was examined at Oslo University Hospital. US forces in the Caribbean were alerted during the voyage amid recent attacks on similar boats.
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