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Dec. 24, 2008 / 7:17 PM

Chavez orders mall construction halted

CARACAS, Venezuela, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- Appalled by the size of a future shopping mall, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez ordered that construction stop on the retail center in the nation's capital.

Chavez said Monday the mall was a "monster" and the building would be better used as a school or hospital, El Universal reported.

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Nearly completed, the mall was scheduled to open in 2009, according to developers of the complex in Caracas's La Candelaria district.

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