Venezuelan gov't: no evidence of slaughtered indigenous community

On the occasion of the allege massacre against Venezuelan indigenous community Yanomami, the Venezuelan Minister for the Indigenous Peoples said on Saturday "there is no evidence of murder or fire in either houses or shabonos (huts) in the communities where the allege crime took place."

The authorities began the investigation on Friday after 80 members of the indigenous tribe were reported murdered.

The minister informed a commission of inquiry has been set up. It is comprised by the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB), the Public
Ministry, the Ombudsman's Office, the Ministry for the Indigenous Peoples, and the Ministry of the Interior and Justice.