Moment Armed Police Arrested Venezuelan Mayor

The mayor of Venezuela's capital has been arrested in an armed raid on his office over an alleged coup plot.

Antonio Ledezma, 59, tweeted that his building was being surrounded shortly before intelligence agents broke down the doors and fired shots into the air.

Opposition legislator Ismael Garcia wrote on Twitter: "I just saw how they took Ledezma out of his office as if he were a dog."

In recent days President Nicolas Maduro's government said dissident air force officers had been planning to topple his government in league with opposition leaders - including Ledezma - and the United States.

Later, President Maduro took to television and radio to say that Ledezma would be punished for trying to sow unrest.

President Nicolas Maduro said Ledezma would be punished

It comes amid heightened tensions one year after opposition protests called for the resignation of the president, sparking violence that left 43 people dead.

The country is struggling with severe economic problems and the head of the opposition alliance - Jesus Torrealba - said the arrest shows that dissenting voices are being "outlawed".

The arrest sparked protests in the city, with people banging pots from their windows and honking car horns.

Scores of people, including his wife Mitzi Capriles de Ledezma, gathered outside the headquarters of the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service where Ledezma was reportedly being held.

Ledezma had previously denied trying to cause unrest, saying the government's corruption was the real destabilising force.

Tumbling oil prices have left the OPEC nation struggling to meet its budget needs amid large foreign debt payments.

The government launched a currency devaluation of almost 70% last week.

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