It starts with a distant rumble, and then
a chanted countdown from the demonstrators packed tight along the Caracas
freeway. As the count reaches zero, the crowds briefly part, and a file of
young protesters – faces covered by T-shirts or makeshift gas masks – rush
forward to confront heavily armed riot police. Shots ring out, and plumes of
teargas arch towards the protesters. Some shelter behind wooden shields; other
return the gas canisters or throw Molotov cocktails. After a few minutes, the
first wave returns to the crowd, coughing and spitting – and a new cohort
rushes forward to take their place. After nearly two months of political unrest
in Venezuela, a pattern has emerged at the near daily protests which have
erupted across the country. More…
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