Blood splattered on walls and MPs injured as rioters storm parliament

Brandishing sticks and dressed in red, the activists set off fireworks in the capitol building in Caracas, unleashing chaos, AFP reported. Shocking images show the walls dripping in blood and two opposition politicians with blood running down their faces. The government supporters reached as far as the corridors of the congressional building, reportedly striking and injuring at least three lawmakers. The attackers ordered journalists to stop filming and taking photographs and leave the premises. Lawmaker Yajaira de Forero named three of her colleagues who she said were struck, including one who was taken away for medical treatment. More…