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Maduro's re-election last year was widely rejected by the international community as fraudulent, while Washington also claims the leftist leader heads an alleged terrorist-designated drug cartel.

Teams first rushed to Klapmuts, where one person has died.

The west African country's leading opposition party said its headquarters had been "invaded" by a "heavily armed militia".

Media regulator Roskomnadzor announced it was considering fully banning WhatsApp, accusing it of being a vessel to perpetrate "crime". It had already blocked calls on the platform from August.