The session in Venezuela was briefly interrupted when pro-government protesters stormed in, brandishing Socialist Party signs and shouting: "The Assembly will fall!" Venezuela's opposition-led National Assembly in a rowdy session on Sunday vowed to put Nicolas Maduro on trial for violating democracy, days after authorities nixed a recall referendum against the unpopular leftist president. The session was briefly interrupted when around 100 apparently pro-government protesters stormed in, brandishing Socialist Party signs and shouting "The Assembly will fall!" "The Socialist Party is showing what it has left. The opposition coalition has called for a major peaceful protest on Wednesday, dubbed "The takeover of Venezuela".

Source: dna October 24, 2016 04:27 UTC