Hundreds of motorcyclists gathered in Caracas on Monday to condemn the seizure of tankers carrying Venezuelan crude oil<\/p>\n
Hundreds of motorcycle riders took to the streets of Caracas on Monday to protest US \u2018piracy\u2019 against Venezuelan oil shipments. The rally comes after the US Navy intercepted two oil tankers carrying Venezuelan crude as part of an ongoing naval blockade of the Latin American country.
\nParticipants at Monday\u2019s biker rally said they were protesting US President Donald Trump\u2019s attempts to seize Venezuela\u2019s natural resources, oil in particular, while condemning the tanker seizures as illegal.
\n\u201cWe came out to repudiate that biggest pirate of the Caribbean, that fascist, that oil thief Donald Trump, who with his foolish speech has tried to seize the oil and sovereignty of Venezuela,\u201d a protesters told state broadcaster teleSUR.
\n\u201cWe are pacifists. We want peace, but we are prepared for war,\u201d another demonstrator said.<\/p>\n
The demonstration took place as Venezuela\u2019s National Assembly advanced an anti-piracy bill, which lawmakers said is meant to protect the country\u2019s commercial relations and citizens from the \u201cpredatory actions\u201d of the US government.<\/p>\n
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Trump has justified the blockade by claiming that the Latin American country \u201cstole\u201d US energy assets, while warning that Caracas will face the might of \u201cthe largest armada ever assembled in the history of South America\u201d unless it returns them.
\nVenezuela has denounced Washington\u2019s measures as piracy, accusing Washington of seeking regime change to gain control of the country\u2019s vast oil reserves.
\nThe US blockade has triggered international condemnation, with Russia and China urging restraint and respect for international law, while warning that America\u2019s military action could trigger wider instability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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