Venezuela opposition figure arrested

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Venezuelan agents have arrested a key opposition figure on charges of terrorism and treason.

Freddy Guevara was in his car when he was detained on a highway in the capital Caracas. The left-wing government accuses him of having ties to "extremist groups" and foreign governments.

Mr Guevara is a close ally of opposition leader Juan Guaidó, who said that he was threatened by armed men as he went to help Mr Guevara. Mr Guaidó's wife Fabiana Rosales tweeted that hooded men with weapons entered the basement of their home and surrounded Mr Guaidó's vehicle. He was not however detained.

Venezuela's Attorney-General Tarek Saab said Mr Guevara would be charged with "the crimes of terrorism, attacks against the constitutional order, conspiracy to commit a crime and treason".

The 35-year-old broadcast live on social media from the car as he was detained, apologising to his family for their "suffering". His current whereabouts are unknown, his staff posted on Twitter.