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The Nicolas Maduro regime arrested Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado on Thursday after opening fire against the driver of the motorcycle in which she was riding, people close to her team said. The opposition leader, who had appeared in public for the first time on Thursday after having remained in hiding for four months, was forcefully picked up after she fell on the street. Opposition members said they did not know her physical condition. The version of events was confirmed Thursday afternoon by Machado’s team. “Maria Corina was violently...

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado was arrested Thursday after coming out of hiding to lead a protest against President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, a member of her entourage told AFP.

Minutes earlier, her security team had reported on X that Machado, 57, was "violently intercepted upon exiting the rally," and claimed shots had been fired at her motorcycle convoy.