​​​​​​​ ISTANBUL Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro ordered security measures raised on Friday to the maximum level in four western states under the “Operation Independence 200” exercise. Maduro said the order applies to the states of Merida, Trujillo, Lara and Yaracuy to ensure the country’s “integral defense” amid the United States’ military activity in the Caribbean Sea. “We are completing all preparations to reach the optimal condition for the integral defense of our homeland,” he said. “

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