Despite blackout, thousands jam anti-government protests in Venezuela
By Mary Beth Sheridan Mary Beth Sheridan Correspondent covering Mexico and Central America Email Bio Follow March 9 at 6:04 PM CARACAS, Venezuela — Thousands of people streamed to anti-government demonstrations in Caracas and other cities on Saturday, despite a heavy police presence and a new round of blackouts that closed the metro in the capital and shut down social media.
While power returned to many areas on Saturday morning, it soon failed again in much of the country. On Saturday, 96 percent of the country’s telecommunications network was knocked offline, according to Netblocks, a U.S.-based Internet freedom group. Demonstrators gather during an anti-government protest on Avenida Victoria in Caracas on Saturday. Opposition activists said three Guaidó supporters were detained early Saturday as they tried to set up a stage for his rally. Calls to government spokespeople for comment were not returned on Saturday.
Maduro has alleged that the U.S. government was behind the power outage, a charge that Washington denies. He said that 70 percent of the nation’s electricity had been restored on Saturday morning “when we received another attack” on the system.
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