Police evicted a violent miners who took the airport of Ciudad
Bolivar


Ciudad Bolivar, Nov 28. ABN .- A total of 12 people arrested was a
result of police action to evict a group of miners who violently took
the facilities of the Airport 'Heres Thomas' Ciudad Bolivar at noon
on Friday, informed the commander of Bolivar Police, Colonel Julio
Cesar Fuentes Manzulli.

The police chief noted that these demonstrators are artisanal miners who are demanding the payment of a bond by the Ministry of People's Power for Basic Industry and Mining (Mibam), corresponding to its buyout of the Caura River Basin and Caroni, which was banned all kinds of gold mining by the national government.

This payment benefits to 6 thousand 072 miners residents in
municipalities Heres, Raúl Leoni, Sifontes, El Callao and Sucre.

However, a small fraction of them have encountered problems to
collect their checks at the Bank of Venezuela, bank selected for the
payment by the Foundation Mission Piar, citing lack of funds, and
others do not appear on lists payment.

For that reason, have proceeded to carry out violent demonstrations in different parts of the capital bolivarense during this week.

This Friday, to receive no positive response on their payments at the Bank of Venezuela, a group of miners proceeded to kidnap several units of public transport, which were directed at noon at Havana's airport to try to make their facilities as a way of draw the
attention of the authorities.

At the present time this airport is receiving all flights to Ciudad
Guayana, whose airport is currently subject to repairs on the runway. For that reason, many people were trapped inside the airport Heres Thomas.

At approximately 2:00 pm, the Brigade of Public Order of Police did
Bolivar act of presence and proceeded to evict the miners with tear gas, while many passengers evacuated the trapped by the protests inside the terminal.

'The police Bolivar immediately proceeded to evict these people and violent in the procedure were arrested 12 people who were promoting actions against private property and public order, "said Manzulli.

He explained that most of the arrests were made after the miners
evicted the airport and moved toward the Paseo Orinoco, which houses the headquarters of Banco de Venezuela and a large number of shops of household appliances, clothing and furniture.

Beginning at 3:00 in the afternoon it was reported on the resumption of flights at the airport Thomas Heres.

Similarly, the Public Order Brigade of the police state remains in
the Paseo Orinoco, vigilant that other miners do not seek further
action against shops and passers-by.

For his part, Commander of Military Region Guiana and Head of the
Theater of Operations 5 of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces
(Fanbad), Major General Felix Antonio Velasquez, stressed the need to be alert to the presence of persons, not being miners formal intend to charge this bonus offered by the Mibam.

He also stressed that manages information on the infiltration of
people, since before the recent elections, which only seek to alter
the mood among the legitimate miners and promote actions with
political intent.

He reiterated that "the demands of these workers in mining will be
attended by the authorities, but not allow anyone to try to disrupt
public order in the state of Bolivar.

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