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<h6 class="spaced spaced-xl spaced-top spaced-bottom"><span style="color: #382c2c;"><b>Video footage shows a Venezuelan mil</b><strong>itary tank </strong><b>plough into a group of protesters in Caracas </b><strong>as violence breaks out in Venezuela</strong></span></h6>
<h6 class="spaced spaced-xl spaced-top spaced-bottom"><span style="color: #382c2c;"><strong>Opposition leader Juan Guaidó took to the streets with activist Leopoldo Lopez and a small contingent of heavily armed troops early Tuesday</strong></span></h6>
<h6 class="spaced spaced-xl spaced-top spaced-bottom"><span style="color: #382c2c;"><strong>In a bold and risky move, National Assembly leader, </strong><strong>Guaidó, had called </strong><strong>for the military to rise up and oust socialist leader Nicolas Maduro </strong>sparking clashes with pro-government troops</span></h6>
<h6 class="spaced spaced-xl spaced-top spaced-bottom"><span style="color: #382c2c;"><strong>Videos emerged on social media Tuesday afternoon showing a violent crackdown on protesters as gunfire broke out, sending civilians running for cover</strong></span></h6>
<h6 class="spaced spaced-xl spaced-top spaced-bottom"><span style="color: #382c2c;"><strong>One, horrific footage shows a military tank running over protesters trying to flee Maduro&#8217;s troops</strong></span></h6>
<h6 class="spaced spaced-xl spaced-top spaced-bottom"><span style="color: #382c2c;"><strong>US president Donald Trump administration has expressed support for Juan Guaidó and his uprising while Russi president Vladimir Putin backs Maduro in talks with top officials</strong></span></h6>
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<p class="count-text"><strong style="font-size: 1em;"> <img class="alignnone wp-image-317935" src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/armored-vehicle-running-over-people-outside-La-Carlota-air-base-in-Caracas-Venezuela-1-300x186.jpg" alt="" width="682" height="423" />Video footage shows an armored vehicle running over people outside La Carlota air base in Caracas, </strong><strong style="font-size: 1em;">where the rebel soldiers confront Venezuelan troops loyal troops the president on April 30, 2019</strong></p>
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Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó took to the streets with activist Leopoldo Lopez and a small contingent of heavily armed troops early Tuesday in a bold and risky call for the military to rise up and oust socialist leader Nicolas Maduro.<br />
Tensions were high in the country on Tuesday as violent clashes erupted between protesters and government troops after opposition leader Juan Guaidó urged the military to overthrow President Nicolás Maduro.<br />
Videos emerged on social media Tuesday afternoon showing a violent crackdown on protesters. In one, horrific footage shows armoured vehicles operated by soldiers loyal to the besieged president ploughing into demonstrators in front of La Carlota military airbase in Caracas.</div>
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<div><strong><img class="alignnone wp-image-317938" src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Supporters-of-Juan-Guaido-clash-with-forces-loyal-to-President-Nicolas-Maduro-1-300x200.jpg" alt="" width="693" height="462" /></strong>Supporters of Venezuelan opposition leader and self-proclaimed acting president, Juan Guaido, clash with forces loyal to President Nicolas Maduro after members of the Bolivarian National Guard joined Guaido&#8217;s campaign to oust him, in front of La Carlota military base in Caracas on Tuesday.</div>
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<div>Declaring that the “final phase” of Operation Freedom was underway, Guaidó launched a wave of protests in the crisis-stricken South American country with an early-morning video shot next to the air base in Caracas. He stood next to numerous armed troops and former political prisoner Leopoldo López, who was under house arrest since 2014.<br />
“The moment is now,” Guaidó said in the video.<br />
But Maduro and his allies, including military chiefs, are fighting back what they describe as an attempted coup by a small group of traitors.</div>
<div>Earlier on Tuesday, Guaidó claimed the main unit of the military had joined him and urged the “military family” and public servants to support protesters and “immediately cover the streets” of Venezuela.</p>
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<h6><strong><img class="alignnone wp-image-317936" src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Juan-Guaido-1--300x212.png" alt="" width="693" height="490" />Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido, recognized by many members of the international community as the country&#8217;s rightful interim ruler, talks to the media outside the La Carlota Airforce base on April 30, 2019 in Caracas, Venezuela.</strong></h6>
<h6><strong><img class="alignnone wp-image-317951" src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Leopoldo-Lopez-1-300x215.png" alt="" width="652" height="467" />Opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez waves to people during a military uprising near the La Carlota base in Caracas, Venezuela on Tuesday, April 30, 2019</strong></h6>
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<div><strong><img class="alignnone wp-image-317937" src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Paramedics-tend-to-two-men-who-were-wounded-in-a-clash-with-police-forces-on-April-30-2019-in-Caracas-Venezuela-300x211.png" alt="" width="620" height="436" />Paramedics tend to two men who were wounded in a clash with police forces on April 30, 2019 in Caracas, Venezuela</strong></div>
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<div>As hundreds of Maduro supporters staged a rally next to the presidential palace, the country’s defense minister, Vladimir Padrino, appeared on national television to denounce the “savage” U.S.-backed opposition. Padrino said the rebellion was small and was being defeated.</div>
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<div class="element element-rawhtml ">Earlier on Tuesday, Guaidó claimed the main unit of the military had joined him and urged the “military family” and public servants to support protesters and “immediately cover the streets” of Venezuela.<br />
“The national armed forces have made the right decision, they have the support of the Venezuelan people, with the endorsement of our Constitution, with the guarantee of being on the right side of the story,” he said.</div>
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<h6 class="element element-rawhtml "><strong><img class="alignnone wp-image-317939" src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Supporters-of-Juan-Guaido-clash-with-forces-loyal-to-President-Nicolas-Maduro-2-300x200.jpg" alt="" width="624" height="416" />Opponents to Venezuela&#8217;s President Nicolas Maduro confront loyalist Bolivarian National Guard troops firing tear gas at them, outside La Carlota military airbase in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, April 30, 2019.</strong></h6>
<h6 class="element element-rawhtml "><strong><img class="alignnone wp-image-317948" src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Juan-Guaido-3-300x217.png" alt="" width="610" height="441" />Standing on a vehicle rooftop, front, National Assembly President Juan Guaido speaks to supporters as he visits different anti-government protests in Caracas, Venezuela, on March 12, 2019. Guaido, who declared himself interim president on Jan. 23, 2019, demands new elections, arguing that President Nicolas Maduro&#8217;s re-election last year was invalid.</strong></h6>
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<div class="element element-rawhtml ">The U.S. and dozens of other countries recognize Guaidó, who’s the president of the National Assembly, as the country’s interim president and rightful leader. López, who was serving a 14-year sentence, said members of the security forces followed an order by Guaidó to release him from detention.<br />
Anti-censorship groups say Maduro’s government has been restricting access to several websites, including Google, YouTube and Bing.</div>
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<h6 class="element element-rawhtml "><strong><img class="alignnone wp-image-317940" src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Supporters-of-Juan-Guaido-clash-with-forces-loyal-to-President-Nicolas-Maduro-3-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="557" height="418" /> Guaidó supporting demonstrators throw molotov cocktails at pro-govt military forces at the airforce base La Carlota on Tuesday in Caracas, Venezuela.</strong></h6>
<h6 class="element element-rawhtml "><strong><img class="alignnone wp-image-317946" src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Anti-government-protester-sits-by-ammunition-being-used-by-rebel-troops-rising-up-against-the-government-of-President-Nicolas-Maduro-300x207.png" alt="" width="641" height="442" /> Opposition supporting members of the National Guard take cover on an overpass outside La Carlota military airbase where the rebel soldiers confronted loyal troops inside the base in Caracas, Venezuela on Tuesday </strong></h6>
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<div class="element element-rawhtml ">The turmoil comes as the U.S. increases pressure on Maduro’s socialist government to give up power and allow Guaidó to oversee a transition of power, claiming his 2018 reelection was invalid. He’s been in power since 2013, following the death of Hugo Chávez.</div>
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