Cerca de las 20:00 de este martes 30 de diciembre se registr\u00f3 un ataque armado en el sector Las Mercedes, parroquia El Cambio, a pocos metros de una cancha de v\u00f3ley, que dej\u00f3 como resultado una persona fallecida.<\/p>\n
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