Armed civilians attack vehicles of opposition deputies who were heading to the National Assembly in Venezuela

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(CNN Spanish) - A group of armed civilians attacked on Wednesday a group of deputies opposing the government of Nicolás Maduro who were mobilized in several vehicles and who intended to reach the Federal Legislative Palace for a session that would be led by Juan Guaidó.

Shortly after, the caravan returned to its starting point, the headquarters of the Democratic Action party. After returning, Deputy Carlos Prosperi narrated what happened to local media. "They shot at the vehicles where we were going, thank God they were armored vehicles."

On the other hand, the deputy Carlos Berrizbeitia said that "it is not fair that this paramilitary groups that shot the truck and that persecuted not only journalists are protected by the armed forces, were all sectors of the army protecting this terrorist group" .

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“They shoot us in the car,” wrote in his Twitter account the opposition deputy Delsa Solorzano.

Juan Guaidó was not part of the caravan, but shortly after he wrote on his Twitter account: The dictatorship insists on the military kidnapping of the Federal Legislative Palace and using its repressive organs and paramilitary groups. If they persist in awkwardness and error, they will find us facing us, united with Venezuelans and the world. ”

A CNN team that was traveling near the caravan witnessed the attack and was also affected.

In images of the Venezuelan Vivoplay media, members of the National Guard in the vicinity of the National Assembly could be observed earlier. "Not only is it militarized as you just saw, but there are paramilitary groups trying to end life and prevent us from entering the Federal Legislative Palace," said deputy Carlos Prosperi to Venezuelan media.

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At the moment, the Maduro government has not issued direct comments on what happened; However, after the incidents were reported, Francisco Torrealba, president of the Workers Commission of the National Constituent Assembly, said on his social networks that “no former president of the National Assembly has the quality to convene sessions. If the president-elect is not called on January 5, 2020 at the Federal Legislative Palace, THERE IS NO SESSION that easy. ”

With information from Osmary Hernández.

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