Venezuela opposition leader Machado ‘violently intercepted’ leaving march

Venezuela opposition leader Maria Corina Machado was “violently intercepted” leaving a march, her first public appearance in months, the opposition said on social media on Thursday.

The opposition are protesting around the country in an eleventh-hour effort to put pressure on President Nicolas Maduro, one day before he is due to be sworn in for his third six-year term.

Machado “was violently intercepted during her exit from the march in