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Venezuela opposition ups pressure on Maduro with vote
Thousands of Venezuelans cast ballots Sunday in a symbolic vote on Sunday seen likely to reject plans by President Nicolas Maduro to rewrite the constitution, upping pressure on the beleaguered leader after months of violent street protests. The call to polls -- described as a "plebiscite" by the opposition, but "illegal" by the government -- is over Maduro's intention to have a citizens' body elected to redraft the country's basic law. To detract from the opposition vote, his government was on Sunday holding a dry-run simulation of that election, which is to be held on July 30.
Egypt says 9 militants killed in Sinai
Security forces have killed nine militants in the Sinai Peninsula and also destroyed 15 vehicles transporting weapons into Egypt across its western border, the military said in statements on Sunday. The "extremists" were killed in two separate incidents in the middle Sinai, but the military did not say when they took place. The military said a planned "hostile act" was foiled after "a highly dangerous terrorist" group was discovered and tracked, and six militants were killed in a mountainous area.
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Venezuelans vote in referendum on ousting Maduro
Venezuelans today vote in an unofficial referendum called by the opposition-led National Assembly in a bid to overturn the government of Nicolas Maduro amid months of unrest that has taken the oil-rich country to the brink of civil conflict. Polls opened at 7am local time (midday UK) and were due to close at 4pm, with more than 2000 voting centres across Venezuela and abroad. In Caracas, long lines curled around polling stations as voters turned up to queue from the early morning. Henry Ramos Allup, secretary-general of the opposition Democratic Action Party, predicted that "democratic Venezuela will express itself on a massive scale", with an "overwhelming" Yes in the referendum. That seems likely, as most opponents will simply boycott the vote. Helicopter attacks Venezuela's Supreme Court 01:42 Mr Maduro's government has rejected the move as illegal and has vowed to defend itself with arms, leading to fears of further violence after almost 90 deaths in three months of protest. Mr Maduro is campaigning for a July 30 vote to form a people's assembly that will rewrite the country's constitution and have the power to bypass state institutions, including the opposition-led parliament. The plebiscite asks voters three questions: whether they reject Mr Maduro's drive to form a people's assembly that will rewrite the country's constitution; whether they demand that the armed forces defend the constitution and the decisions of the opposition controlled National Assembly; and finally, whether they want the formation of a unity government and fresh elections. Shocking video captures attack on Venezuelan Assembly 01:04 The vote has been backed by the country's rebel attorney general, Luisa Ortega Diaz, the formerly loyal Chavista who has turned on Mr Maduro over human rights abuses by government forces and the constitutional drive she has branded an attack on democracy. Mr Maduro has tried to ward off the referendum with a combination of threats and gestures, last weekend allowing the transfer of Leopoldo Lopez, a key opposition leader, to house arrest after three years in a military prison. On Friday, he announced an 80 per cent pay rise for the Bolivarian National Guard, amid increasing signs of discontent in the lower ranks. Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro Earlier this month, purported military documents obtained by the Associated Press revealed that 102 soldiers have been arrested for crimes such as rebellion and desertion since protests began at the start of April. Lower level officers and their families are also suffering from the hyperinflation and devastating shortages of food and medicine that have left many Venezuelans struggling to survive and forced an exodus into neighbouring countries. In the most dramatic sign of dissent, a rogue police officer last month attacked the country's Supreme Court with a police helicopter before going on the run and posting videos declaring himself part of a faction that was fighting to bring down Maduro's regime.
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