{"id":483627,"date":"2025-09-20T18:24:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-20T22:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/venezuelan-armed-forces-train-civilians-in-weapons-handling-amid-tensions-with-the-u-s\/"},"modified":"2025-09-20T18:24:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T22:24:08","slug":"venezuelan-armed-forces-train-civilians-in-weapons-handling-amid-tensions-with-the-u-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/international\/venezuelan-armed-forces-train-civilians-in-weapons-handling-amid-tensions-with-the-u-s\/","title":{"rendered":"Venezuelan Armed Forces train civilians in weapons handling amid tensions with the U.S."},"content":{"rendered":"<strong>Caracas, Venezuela<\/strong> \u2013 Members of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB) conducted a drill in Caracas on September 20 to train civilians in the handling of weapons, amid an atmosphere of growing tension with the United States.\n\nDuring the activity, which included the active participation of citizens, the military instructed participants in basic techniques for the use and handling of weapons, seeking to strengthen popular defense against what the Venezuelan government considers an external threat.\n\nThis type of exercise is part of a national plan promoted by the FANB to prepare the population for possible conflict scenarios, in a context of strong diplomatic and military tensions with the United States, which maintains a significant naval presence in the Caribbean Sea.\n\n\n<p><strong>You can read: <a href=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/internacionales\/regimen-de-maduro-militariza\/\">Maduro&#8217;s regime militarizes Caracas amid growing tensions with the United States<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\nVenezuelan authorities have accused Washington of harassment and have reinforced military instruction in communities across the country, seeking to strengthen civilian militias and territorial defense.\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"538115\" src=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-09-20-181637.jpg\" alt=\"Fuerzas Armadas de Venezuela entrenan a civiles en manejo de armas en medio de tensiones con EE.UU.\" class=\"wp-image-538115\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"538114\" src=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-09-20-181629.jpg\" alt=\"Fuerzas Armadas de Venezuela entrenan a civiles en manejo de armas en medio de tensiones con EE.UU.\" class=\"wp-image-538114\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"538113\" src=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-09-20-181615.jpg\" alt=\"Fuerzas Armadas de Venezuela entrenan a civiles en manejo de armas en medio de tensiones con EE.UU.\" class=\"wp-image-538113\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Caracas, Venezuela \u2013 Members of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB) conducted a drill in Caracas on September 20 to train civilians in the handling of weapons, amid an atmosphere of growing tension with the United States. 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