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Venezuela President Hugo Chávez succumbs to illness, VP Maduro: Illness was induced

By TeleSur | Last updated: Mar 5, 2013 - 5:20:31 PM

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CARACAS, Mar 5 (Prensa Latina) Venezuala's Vice President Nicolás Maduro referred to the scenario of an induced illness in the case of President Hugo Chavez, asserting to have some clues about the issue.

In statements during a meeting of the country's political-military leadership, Maduro said the moment will come for setting up a scientific commission to evaluate Chavez' health and establish if he was attacked with that illness.

"The longstanding enemies of this homeland are sought the point to damage the health of our commander," said Maduro.

"This is a very serious matter from the historic point of view that will have to be investigated by a special commission of scientists," he told members of the Cabinet, socialist governors and the high military command. -Prensa Latina 

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