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Venezuela denies Pinera and Pastrana access to Lopez in jail
The Venezuelan government has turned down a request by former presidents of Chile and Colombia to visit opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez in jail.
Chile's Sebastian Pinera and Colombia's Andres Pastrana say they are in Venezuela to support the opposition.
They called for the release of Mr Lopez, who was arrested nearly a year ago.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro accused the former leaders of taking part in a coup plot against him.
full: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-30977027
