With the repressive machinery Maduro used still in place, many Venezuelans are scared to celebrate his departure.
With the repressive machinery Maduro used still in place, many Venezuelans are scared to celebrate his departure.
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Some 2,000 miles (3,200km) now separate Venezuelans from Nicolas Maduro, their abducted president, who United States special forces have flown to New York.
But Mario, a Caracas resident, is worried about celebrating publicly against the ouster of a leader who oversaw a government apparatus that to many Venezuelans became synonymous with repression.
The BBC spoke to Venezuelans after the seizure by US forces of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro.
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