Venezuela’s Juan Guaido calls for military uprising to oust President Nicolas Maduro

The US-backed opposition leader, who considers himself the legitimate president, made the call in a video with soldiers.

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido has called for a military uprising, in a video shot at a Caracas air base showing him surrounded by soldiers and accompanied by detained activist Leopoldo Lopez.

In the three-minute video shot early on Tuesday, Mr Guaido said soldiers who took to the streets would be acting to protect Venezuela’s constitution.