At least three people were shot dead on Wednesday during anti-government protests in Caracas, escalating the worst bout of unrest in Venezuela since turmoil after President Nicolas Maduro's election last year.
The violence was a crescendo to weeks of sporadic demonstrations in the provinces led by opposition hardliners who denounce Maduro for failing to control inflation, crime and product shortages and vow to push him from office.
"This violent group had failed until now in their attempts to fill Venezuela with death and blood," Maduro said.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/13/us-venezuela-protests-idUSBREA1B1K220140213
The violence was a crescendo to weeks of sporadic demonstrations in the provinces led by opposition hardliners who denounce Maduro for failing to control inflation, crime and product shortages and vow to push him from office.
"This violent group had failed until now in their attempts to fill Venezuela with death and blood," Maduro said.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/13/us-venezuela-protests-idUSBREA1B1K220140213