The US State Department has ordered relatives of embassy staff to leave Venezuela.
Tensions are high with just two days to go until scheduled elections, and opponents of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro are pulling out the stops to pressure him to call them off.
Massive demonstrations have been called for Friday and four people were reportedly killed in the second day of a general strike on Thursday.
Juan Carlos Lamas reports from Caracas.
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