Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said
the fatal shooting of an opposition leader appeared to be a gangland
score-settling, dismissing claims it was politically motivated ahead of
elections. An attacker shot Luis Manuel Diaz dead on Wednesday evening in the
central Guarico region at a campaign rally for the December 6 legislative
elections, party officials said, ratcheting up fears that violence could erupt
in the lead-up to the polls. The event was also attended by Lilian Tintori, the
wife of a jailed opposition leader and a high-profile critic of Maduro. "They
want to kill me," Tintori told a news conference later. "I hold
Nicolas Maduro directly responsible." The European Union expressed concern
about rising violence linked to the elections. More…
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