Venezuela opposition leader claims coup is under way – live news
Live updates as Juan Guaidó posts a video of himself flanked by armed forces claiming he is ‘starting the final phase of Operation Liberty’
This video, from Venezuelan TV news, apparently shows members of the National Guard loyal to Guaidó trying to force their colleagues to get out of their armoured cars on a main road in Caracas.
Funcionarios de la Guardia Nacional que apoyan a @jguaido , presionan a compañeros militares para que desciendan de la tanqueta en la autopista Francisco Fajardo, a la altura de El Recreo, en Caracas. #TVVNoticias #TVVenezuela pic.twitter.com/0XKjLU0Nc5
Leopoldo López’s wife, Lilian Tintori, has just told Joe Parkin Daniels that her husband was released “to free Venezuela alongside Guaidó”.