Monday, December 19, 2016

Troops, vigilantes guard streets after Venezuela unrest


Soldiers patrolled on Monday in areas worst hit by violence sparked by Venezuela's cash shortage while neighborhood groups mounted street barricades and businessmen raked through their damaged shops. More than 300 people have been arrested, mainly in southern Bolivar state, after several days of protests and looting over last week's elimination of Venezuela's largest currency bill. A 14-year-old boy was shot dead while dozens of people have been injured and hundreds of stores ransacked. More…

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