Venezuela: US is trying to topple our democracy, says Tourism Minister

SOT, Venezuelan Tourism Minister, Andres Izarra (in English): "Unfortunately we have five people dead so far [in protest clashes] many wounded but the violence is not what we are seeing now in Kiev. The important thing is that we have a foreign power intervening in our sovereignty in our country, in Venezuela, in Latin America, in this case it is the United States that is pursuing again to try to topple our democracy, to topple our government to serve their own interests." SCRIPT Venezuela: US is trying to topple our democracy, says Tourism Minister Venezuelan Tourism Minister Andres Izarra said that the United States is trying to topple Venezuelan democracy to serve their own interests, during in an interview in Caracas on Thursday. Protests in Venezuela entered their ninth day on Thursday. Demonstrations turned violent just over a week ago, leaving at least two five dead and scores injured.