Machado's team says three attempts to return to Venezuela failed in 24 hours

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Opposition leader María Corina Machado's attempts to return to Venezuela from Panama have been thwarted repeatedly within a day. One recorded flight did not take off, though reasons remain unclear.

The circle around Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado said this week that three attempts to return to Venezuela from Panama, by sea and by air, were thwarted within roughly 24 hours. One was recorded in a flight manifest placing her among the passengers of an aircraft that never took off; the document does not establish why.