Venezuela blackout caused by 'US attack', defence minister claims

By artappraiser on Sat, 03/09/2019 - 3:13am |

By Tom Phillips in Mexico City & Patricia Torres in Caracas @ The Guardian.com, March 8

Venezuela’s defense minister has accused the United States of masterminding a crippling power cut that has left virtually the entire South American country without electricity and stirred fears that its crisis could be entering a volatile new phase. In a televised address from the Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Vladimir Padrino López claimed the “North American empire” was behind a “criminal aggression” designed to “disrupt and attack” Nicolás Maduro’s beleaguered administration.

Nearly all of Venezuela’s 23 states were cast into darkness on Thursday afternoon after the most severe power cut in the country’s recent history [....]

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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/mar/08/venezuela-blackout-caused-by-us-attack-defence-minister-says