Venezuelan Defense Minister Says Ready To Use Weapons If Necessary Amid Attempted Coup

Venezuelan Defense Minister Says Ready to Use Weapons If Necessary Amid Attempted Coup

Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez said Tuesday the Armed Forces would use weapons if necessary amid an attempted military coup in the country

MEXICO CITY (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 30th April, 2019) Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez said Tuesday the Armed Forces would use weapons if necessary amid an attempted military coup in the country.

"Those who come to the Miraflores [presidential palace] for violence will be defeated by violence. If there is a need to use weapons, we will use them," Lopez said on national television, according to the Nacional portal.