The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela on Monday urged citizens who wish to travel to the United States to take precautions in the face of the rising tide of violence in the US nation last weekend.
Through a statement, published on the website of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Venezuela emphasized that “these growing acts of violence have found echo and sustenance in the speeches and actions impregnated with racial discrimination and hatred against migrant populations, pronounced and executed from the supremacist elite that holds political power in Washington. This year alone, these actions have cost the lives of more than 250 people”.
There were three shootings in the US this weekend. in less than 24 hours The first one was on Saturday, at a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas, where a 21-year-old white-skinned man identified as Patrick Crusius killed 21 people and injured 26 others.
The second violent act on American soil happened early this Sunday, when a lone shooter killed nine people in Dayton, Ohio. The subject was killed by law enforcement officers who arrived at the scene. A few hours later, seven people were injured after registering a third shooting at Douglas Park in Chicago.
Following, the full text:
“The Ministry of People’s Power for Foreign Affairs of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, suggests that Venezuelan citizens and Venezuelan citizens plan to travel to the territory of the United States of America, postpone their travel or, in any case, take precautions during the themselves, given the proliferation of acts of violence and crimes of indiscriminate hatred, expressed last weekend in the towns of El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio, leaving a balance of 30 people dead and about 53 injured.
These growing acts of violence have found echo and sustenance in the speeches and actions impregnated with racial discrimination and hatred against migrant populations, pronounced and executed from the supremacist elite who hold political power in Washington. This year alone, these actions have cost the lives of more than 250 people.
A fundamental factor to consider lies in the inexcusable indiscriminate possession of firearms by the population, also encouraged from the center of the federal government of that country, so it is especially advisable to avoid places where large crowds occur. In particular, it is recommended not to attend these places with minors.
It is important to warn that the security of Venezuelans is at special risk, having been declared as an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security of the United States of America since 2015.
Given all of the above, it is suggested above all to avoid visiting some cities that are among the 20 most dangerous in the world, such as Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; Baltimore, Maryland; St. Louis, Missouri; Oakland, California; Memphis, Tennessee; Birmingham, Alabama; Atlanta Georgia; Stockton, and Buffalo, according to Forbes (2019).”
Caracas, August 5, 2019
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