Venezuela Rallies Militia Volunteers In Response To US 'Threat'

Militia registration centers were set up across the capital Caracas (Credit: AFP)

Civil servants, housewives and retirees alike lined up in Venezuela's capital Caracas on Saturday as thousands volunteered to join the country's militia in case there is a US invasion.

President Nicolas Maduro called on citizens to respond to the current US "threat" and sign up over the weekend to the Bolivarian Militia, a civilian corps linked to the South American country's armed forces.