Venezuela defense min. vows soldiers will never again be deployed against civilians
Venezuela defense min. vows soldiers will never again be deployed against civilians
By Associated Press
1:03 p.m. EST, February 27, 2012
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela's defense minister is marking the anniversary of a bloody crackdown two decades ago by assuring that soldiers will never again attack civilians.
Henry Rangel's comments come on the anniversary of 1989's "Caracazo," when the military was deployed to suppress violent protests.
Rangel said Monday via Twitter that the armed forces "will never again use their weapons against the Venezuelan people."
President Hugo Chavez has often cited the "Caracazo" as a horror that motivated him to try to seize power in a failed coup in 1992.
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