Venezuela: Police fire tear gas to disperse protesters

Posted on February 20, 2014 • Filed under: Conflicts, Venezuela

ahram.org.eg reported that Venezuelan police fired tear gas and buckshot to disperse hundreds of anti-government protesters late Wednesday, and the death toll from two weeks of unrest rose to four. As US President Barack Obama urged the government to release detainees, hospital officials said a 21-year-old former beauty queen in the northern city of Valencia who was shot in the head Tuesday died of her wounds. Read Article

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