Tuesday, May 16, 2017

Two killed as chaos erupts in western Venezuela

Chaos erupted in western Venezuela during another round of protests against the socialist government, with buildings set afire, tear gas swirling around protesters and at least two people killed. A grisly video purporting to show the final moments of one man left dead in the turmoil capped Monday’s unrest as a morning of initially peaceful demonstrations turned violent outside Caracas, with two deaths reported at separate demonstrations in Tachira, a mountainous state bordering ColombiaIn the video, a crowd surrounds a man identified as Diego Hernandez, 33, lying lifeless on the pavement, his eyes wide open. A bystander rips open his blue T-shirt, revealing a bloody wound underneath.“They killed him!” someone cries out. Authorities in Tachira said the second man killed was Luis Alviarez, 18, who died from a bullet wound in the thorax. More…

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