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After another march with protesters, Leopoldo López gives himself up to Venezuelan security forces

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Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo López is now in police custody. Here’s a picture of López giving himself up to Venezuela’s national guard, just as he had promised to do in prior days.

UPDATE: And another photo:

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