Venezuelan forces detain key aide to opposition leader

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Venezuelan forces detain key aide to opposition leader
By Fabiola Sanchez and Christopher Torchia

CARACAS, Venezuela — Masked security forces detained a key aide to Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó in a raid on his home early Thursday, arriving in a convoy of vehicles and breaking down his door in a show of force that escalated tensions with the United States.

Lawyer Roberto Marrero was taken away by intelligence agents in an overnight operation that was promptly condemned by Guaidó as well as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who called for the immediate release of the opposition figure.

“We will hold accountable those involved,” Pompeo tweeted.

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