FILE PHOTO: Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaido gestures at a rally during celebrations of the 210th anniversary of the independence of Venezuela, in Caracas, Venezuela July 5, 2021. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan opposition party Popular Will said on Wednesday that security forces detained family members of a Caracas activist, days after the arrest of opposition leader Freddy Guevara fueled concerns about a possible wave of detentions.
The government of President Nicolas Maduro this week accused Popular Will leaders of being linked to a recent outbreak of gang violence in the capital, and prosecutors are expected to charge Guevara with terrorism and treason.
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