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Venezuela opposition pushes case for missing miners
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/03/venezuela-opposition-pushes-case-missing-miners-160308191551337.htmlOpposition politicians are demanding that the Venezuelan government increase its efforts to determine the fate of a group of missing miners.
More than 1,000 soldiers fanned out across the southeastern jungle state of Bolivar to search for the 28 miners who relatives say were "disappeared" and dismembered by a gang on Friday.
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Al Jazeera's Virgina Lopez, reporting from Caracas on Tuesday, said that while Rangel did not have any evidence to confirm the miners' deaths, he was willing to investigate the matter.
She said the opposition is claiming the miners were killed by criminals who have control over mining deposits.
"These criminal gangs often operate in cahoots with the military. It's the only way that can explain why these gangs are so heavily armed and also seem to operate with complete impunity," she said.
