Venezuela military defends protests role, backs Maduro congress

View photosA protester stands wears a horse mask over a tear gas mask during clashes with riot security forces while rallying against President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, May 18, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
MoreBy Andrew Cawthorne
CARACAS (Reuters) – Decried by protesters as “murderers” defending a dictator, Venezuela’s military insisted on Thursday it was not taking sides in the national political turmoil, though it did back socialist President Nicolas Maduro&