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US intercepts Venezuelan-linked oil tanker in Caribbean waters

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A US military helicopter flies over the Panama-flagged Centuries, east of Barbados in the Caribbean Sea. (Photo credit: Department of Homeland Security)

CARACAS, Venezuela Dec 21, CMC – The United States has seized a second oil tanker linked to Venezuela in recent weeks, enforcing a “blockade” ordered by President Donald Trump and drawing sharp condemnation from Caracas, which has branded the move “theft and hijacking”.

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