Venezuela: Opposition Escalates as Anti-Maduro Protests Turn Deadly
Venezuela's opposition stepped up its
push to remove leftist President Nicolas Maduro with rallies Wednesday that
drew hundreds of thousands of protesters and turned violent with at least three
students shot and other people beaten. Enraged by last week's suspension of
their push for a referendum to remove Maduro, and determined to end 17 years of
socialism in the South American OPEC nation, Venezuela's opposition has sharply
ramped up its tactics in recent days. Three university students ages 19 to 24
were shot and two other people were beaten in Maracaibo, Venezuela's
second-largest city, a city council member and a local radio reporter both told
NBC News. More…
Venezuela's opposition stepped up its
push to remove leftist President Nicolas Maduro with rallies Wednesday that
drew hundreds of thousands of protesters and turned violent with at least three
students shot and other people beaten. Enraged by last week's suspension of
their push for a referendum to remove Maduro, and determined to end 17 years of
socialism in the South American OPEC nation, Venezuela's opposition has sharply
ramped up its tactics in recent days. Three university students ages 19 to 24
were shot and two other people were beaten in Maracaibo, Venezuela's
second-largest city, a city council member and a local radio reporter both told
NBC News. More… 
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