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Over a dozen media workers detained in Venezuela

More than a dozen media workers were detained while covering events in the Venezuelan capital Caracas, including a march in support of ousted President Nicolas ⁠Maduro and the swearing-in of the country's new legislature.



All 14 of those detained were later released,, though one was a foreign journalist who was deported.



Reports said that ⁠those detained included 11 people working with international media outlets and one with a national outlet.



Meanwhile, Venezuela's information and communications ministry, which handles all contact with the government, did not immediately ⁠respond to a request for comment about the detentions.



International press outlets did not immediately respond to requests for comment.



The press detentions come after the U.S. military detained Maduro in an overnight operation this weekend.