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Venezuela suspends work, classes due to major blackout

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AFP Caracas
Last Updated : Mar 08 2019 | 6:40 PM IST

Venezuela's government suspended work and classes Friday due to a massive electricity blackout that has lasted for almost 16 hours and is affecting the majority of the country, the vice president said.

President Nicolas Maduro -- who has denounced the blackout as an act of "sabotage" -- made the decision "in order to facilitate efforts for the recovery of electricity service in the country," Vice President Delcy Rodriguez tweeted.

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First Published: Mar 08 2019 | 6:40 PM IST

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