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| Venezuela death toll hits 42: Prosecutors |
| 2017-05-17 |
| [Al Ahram] A 17-year-old boy and two men died in Venezuela after being shot during anti-government protests, prosecutors said Tuesday, bringing to 42 the number of people killed in six weeks of unrest. The latest deaths made the recent wave of festivities almost as deadly as the last such disturbances in 2014, when 43 people were killed in anti-government protests. The current unrest erupted on April 1 when the opposition erupted into the streets in anger at what they saw as moves to strengthen elected socialist President Nicolas Maduro's hold on power. The government and the opposition have accused each other of sending gangs to sow violence in the protests. The boy was hospitalized after being shot in the head Monday during a demonstration in the western town of Pedraza and died early Tuesday, the public prosecution service said in a statement. He was at the scene of a demonstration "when suddenly a group of people arrived and fired several shots, wounding the young man in the head," it said. The department added that two other men, aged 31 and 33, had died from gunshots they suffered in demonstrations in the cities of San Antonio de los Altos and Tachira. Monday saw the latest in weeks of violence as opponents mounted fresh demonstrations against Maduro. Police have fired tear gas and protesters have hurled rocks and Molotov cocktails in a near-daily series of festivities. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 Maduro Dietâ„¢ takes a new low |
| Posted by: Frank G 2017-05-17 20:49 |
| #3 Venezuelan Regime Steps up Torture against Protesters, Forces Them to Eat Excrement |
| Posted by: Blossom Unains5562 2017-05-17 19:39 |
| #2 It will get much worse before it gets any better. |
| Posted by: Iblis 2017-05-17 14:11 |
| #1 42 the number of people killed in six weeks Got nothing on Chicago, how about Baltimore? |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2017-05-17 08:07 |