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Venezuela pulls CNN Spanish off the air; channel accused officials of selling passports to Arab terrorists

Thursday, February 16th 2017 - 11:42 UTC
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Venezuela pulled CNN's Spanish-language television channel off the air on Wednesday, accusing it of spreading “propaganda” about an alleged visa racket at the country's embassy in Iraq. The state National Telecommunications Commission ordered “the immediate suspension of broadcasts by the news channel CNN in Spanish” in Venezuela, a government statement said. Read full article

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  • Kanye

    The govt doesn't even pretend to launch an investigation.

    Feb 16th, 2017 - 01:51 pm - Link - Report abuse 0

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