Widespread Protests In Venezuela On Wednesday Claims 3 Lives, Scores Injured, And hundreds Arrested

Wednesday’s rallies, like the one here in Caracas, attracted thousands of people, the latest in of a string of demonstrations against the increasingly autocratic rule of President Nicolás Maduro. Credit Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters



New York Times: At Least 3 Die in Venezuela Protests Against Nicolás Maduro


BOGOTÁ, Colombia — Protesters demanding elections and a return to democratic rule jammed the streets of Caracas and other Venezuelan cities on Wednesday. National Guard troops and government-aligned militias beat crowds back with tear gas, rubber bullets and other weapons, and at least three people were killed, according to human rights groups and news reports.

President Nicolás Maduro defied international calls, including a plea from the American State Department, to allow peaceful assemblies and ordered his forces into the streets. Some demonstrators, wearing masks to protect themselves from tear gas, fought back with firebombs.

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WNU Editor: Amidst all the turmoil, the Venezuelan government has just seized the last car-factory  (and its cars) in the country .... GM halts operations in Venezuela after factory is seized (AP). Here is an easy prediction .... if you have a GM car in Venezuela,

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