BBC and CNN are taken off air by Venezuelan government moments after showing President Maduro's troops running over protesters BBC and CNN taken off the air by Venezuelan government during violent clashes Broadcaster's live feeds showed armoured vehicles running over demonstrators The signal was cut off as images of Maduro's National Guard struck protesters
By Chris Dyer For Mailonline
Published: 23:39 BST, 30 April 2019 | Updated: 23:39 BST, 30 April 2019
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BBC and CNN were taken off air by the Venezuelan government moments after images of the National Guard running over protesters were broadcast.
Both networks were showing live feeds of clashes between anti-government demonstrators and troops loyal to President Nicolas Maduro.
But as pictures of armoured vehicles ploughing into a crowd of protesters was shown to viewers the screens suddenly went black and an error message was displayed.
Images of government-backed armoured trucks ploughing into crowds of protesters were cut off by the
