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Venezuela's opposition leader urges supporters to continue protesting in peace
Thousands protest in Venezuela against alleged fraud in presidential election
Venezuela's opposition leader, Maria Corina Machado, has turned up at a mass rally in Caracas, defying government calls for her arrest.
Also in the programme: there has been international condemnation after an attack in Somalia's capital Mogadishu. At least 37 people were killed on Friday in a suicide attack carried out by al-Shabab militants; and the US rock band Aerosmith have announced their immediate retirement from touring due to Steven Tyler's vocal injury. (Photo: Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado attends a protest in Caracas. Credit: REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria)
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