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No Staff At Canadian Embassy In Caracas At Time Of 'Incident,' Global Affairs Says

A video shows smoke rising at the office in Caracas.
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A screengrab of a video posted to Twitter shows smoke rising at the Canadian embassy in Caracas.
Rafael Hernández/Twitter
A screengrab of a video posted to Twitter shows smoke rising at the Canadian embassy in Caracas.

The federal government isn't sharing much information after a video reportedly showing smoke rising near the Canadian embassy in Caracas was posted online Tuesday.

Footage of the embassy was shared on Twitter by Rafael Hernández‏‏, a reporter with Spanish news channel NTN24.

PNB le lanzó una lacrimógena a la embajada de Canadá en Altamira 14:20 pic.twitter.com/MRdiNxkXBs

— Rafael Hernández (@sincepto) August 8, 2017

"The safety and security of our employees is a top priority," a spokesperson for Global Affairs told HuffPost Canada on Wednesday. "Due to the security situation, no embassy staff in Caracas were operating in the embassy at the time of the incident."

Several users on social media accused the Bolivarian National Police of throwing a tear gas bomb at the Canadian embassy.

#Canada Our Embassy in Caracas was attacked by Venezuela state police w/ teargas @EmbCanVenezuela@JustinTrudeau@CBCAlerts@CP24@CTVNewshttps://t.co/iiWLm8R4ZM

— Michael Welling (@WellingMichael) August 8, 2017

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