MARCH 19, 2019 / 12:03 AM

Venezuelan opposition seizes diplomatic offices in NYC, D.C.

Representatives of Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido seized control Monday of three diplomatic properties in New York and Washington, D.C., formerly controlled by President Nicolas Maduro's government.

Carlos Vecchio, Guaido's U.S. ambassador, said Guaido's National Assembly took control of two defense ministry facilities in Washington, D.C. and a consular building in New York.

A fourth building, a Venezuelan Embassy in Washington, will be occupied by Guaido representatives "in the days to come," he added.

More than 50 governments including the United States have backed Guaido's interim government after Maduro's recent re-election win was declared illegitimate by the National Assembly.

MOAR: https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2019/03/19/Venezuelan-opposition-seizes-diplomatic-offices-in-NYC-DC/4441552966448/