Allies of Venezuela’s most influential opposition leader, María Corina Machado, said she had been “kidnapped” from the streets of Caracas by regime officials after sneaking out of her hideout to lead a major protest against the authoritarian president, Nicolás Maduro.
About three hours after the announcement, Machado supporters said she had been released after having been knocked off a motorbike and “taken away by force” while leaving the rally and had been compelled to record a number of videos.
