Chavez orders to seize buildings in historical district
President Hugo Chavez has ordered the expropriation of privately owned buildings within Venezuela's historical capital district. Chavez says retailers and restaurateurs shouldn't occupy buildings surrounding Plaza Bolivar that the government is seeking to renovate.
The president argued that the historical district, some of which dates back to Venezuela's colonial era, should be owned and managed by the government. He did not say how many buildings would be expropriated. (AP)
