Friday, May 5, 2017

A Man Ablaze in Venezuela


The worsening violence of street protests in Caracas was on full display Wednesday in a horrifying sequence of images showing an opposition protester accidentally set ablaze during a clash with authorities. Caption information transmitted with the photographs by Juan Barreto and Ronaldo Schemidt of Agence France-Presse stated that the gas tank of a police motorbike had exploded, as security forces worked to prevent demonstrators reaching the National Assembly. Footage from the incident appeared to show a group of demonstrators kicking and throwing objects at the ruined motorbike prior to the explosion. More…

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