Chavez dead, VP blames cancer on U.S.

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"We have received the toughest and tragic information that... Comandante President Hugo Chavez died today at 4:25 pm," said Mr (Nicola) Maduro in a nationally televised address.

He spoke of a plot against Venezuela, saying he had no doubt that Mr Chavez's cancer, first diagnosed in 2011, had been induced by foul play by Venezuela's enemies - the US promptly rejected the accusations as "absurd".

He said a scientific commission could one day investigate whether Mr Chavez's illness was brought about by what he called an enemy attack.

Struggling to hold back tears, Mr  Maduro called on the nation to close ranks after their leader's demise.

And here I thought we were only assassinating people with drones these days.
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