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Venezuela crisis: Soldier arrested after killing pregnant woman | Venezuela crisis: Soldier arrested after killing pregnant woman |
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A Venezuelan soldier who shot dead a pregnant woman on Christmas Eve has been arrested. | A Venezuelan soldier who shot dead a pregnant woman on Christmas Eve has been arrested. |
Alexandra Conopoi, 18, was killed as she waited for subsidised pork that the government had promised to millions for the traditional Christmas dinner. | Alexandra Conopoi, 18, was killed as she waited for subsidised pork that the government had promised to millions for the traditional Christmas dinner. |
It happened as protests broke out when people realised there would not be enough meat for all. | It happened as protests broke out when people realised there would not be enough meat for all. |
President Nicolás Maduro accused foreign countries of blocking food exports in order to create discontent. | President Nicolás Maduro accused foreign countries of blocking food exports in order to create discontent. |
Local media reported that the soldier opened fire when a group of protesters charged against his army unit in the capital, Caracas. | Local media reported that the soldier opened fire when a group of protesters charged against his army unit in the capital, Caracas. |
He has been identified as David José Rebolledo Cortez. | |
'They sabotaged us' | 'They sabotaged us' |
Roast leg of pork is a staple in Christmas celebrations in Venezuela. | Roast leg of pork is a staple in Christmas celebrations in Venezuela. |
People got angry when they realised they would not be able to have their traditional Christmas Eve meal. | People got angry when they realised they would not be able to have their traditional Christmas Eve meal. |
Mr Maduro went on national television to accuse Portugal of leading a boycott against Venezuela in order to destabilise his government. | Mr Maduro went on national television to accuse Portugal of leading a boycott against Venezuela in order to destabilise his government. |
"What happened to the pork? They sabotaged us. I can name a country: Portugal," said Mr Maduro. | "What happened to the pork? They sabotaged us. I can name a country: Portugal," said Mr Maduro. |
The Portuguese government dismissed the allegations. | The Portuguese government dismissed the allegations. |
Portugal's Foreign Minister Augusto Santos Silva said that private companies were in charge of exports in a market economy. | Portugal's Foreign Minister Augusto Santos Silva said that private companies were in charge of exports in a market economy. |
A Portuguese company that has sold pork to Venezuela in previous years, Raporal, said it did not know about a possible sabotage. | A Portuguese company that has sold pork to Venezuela in previous years, Raporal, said it did not know about a possible sabotage. |
But it added that the government in Caracas still owed Portuguese companies 40m euros (£35.3m) from pork deliveries made in 2016. | But it added that the government in Caracas still owed Portuguese companies 40m euros (£35.3m) from pork deliveries made in 2016. |
On Friday, Colombian trucks began delivering 50 tonnes of frozen leg of pork to Venezuela in order to alleviate the crisis. | On Friday, Colombian trucks began delivering 50 tonnes of frozen leg of pork to Venezuela in order to alleviate the crisis. |
The Venezuelan opposition says Mr Maduro's populist policies and widespread corruption are to blame for hyperinflation and the chronic shortage of many goods, including toiletries and medicines. | The Venezuelan opposition says Mr Maduro's populist policies and widespread corruption are to blame for hyperinflation and the chronic shortage of many goods, including toiletries and medicines. |
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