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Venezuelan arrests at Cuba baseball protest stir local politics
http://news.yahoo.com/venezuelan-arrests-cuba-baseball-protest-stir-local-politics-174253011--mlb.htmlCARACAS (Reuters) - A Venezuelan opposition party demanded on Wednesday that President Nicolas Maduro's government release seven protesters arrested following a weekend fracas outside the hotel of a visiting Cuban baseball team.
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Maduro was booed by some in the stadium during the president's ceremonial opening of the tournament on Saturday, according to videos shown by local media. Foes accuse Maduro of being a stooge for Cuban President Raul Castro and his brother Fidel.
Seven people are still being held after a protest on Sunday outside the hotel being used by Cuba's Villa Clara team. Banners decried Venezuela's economic problems and its treatment of critics.
"We are not Cuba! Remove the chains!," read one placard.