Jailed opposition leader @leopoldolopez has been freed as well!
Today he has been released by soldiers who defected from the regime.
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Some pro-#Maduro forces showed up and started firing tear gas at the defected soldiers
They're reportedly all defecting towards the opposition.
Airbase is either:
-under opposition control
-still (partly) loyal to #Maduro
-largely abandoned with soldiers picking sides of outside
Unknown whether they are pro-#Maduro or pro-opposition. #30Abr #OperaciónLibertad
via @NTN24ve
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I've been to be airbase and especially that side several times, it's a very open area making it easy for military to keep people out and conduct counter attacks.
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Cause a open area like this is easy to control for a armed force with military vehicles, tear gas and live ammo.
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@jguaido is now marching from Plaza Altamira with thousands of protesters towards the area
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Pro-#Maduro forces conduct constant raids to keep them out. #30Abr #OperacionLibertad
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Protesters (blue) dominate the blocks to the north and the CCCT mall west of the airbase.
Regime (red) still controls the base except for a small strip at the NW edge which is now a no-mans land
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The day is not over yet.
Several thousand have already come together in the capital #Caracas (via @NTN24ve). #OperacionLibertad