Protests leave 1 dead, 3 hurt in Venezuela amid general strike – Ministry

  21 July 2017    Read: 1081
Protests leave 1 dead, 3 hurt in Venezuela amid general strike – Ministry
A young man died and three others were injured in the suburbs of the Venezuelan capital Caracas after opposition called for a general strike this Thursday, according to local authorities.
A young man died and three others were injured in the suburbs of the Venezuelan capital Caracas after opposition called for a general strike this Thursday, local authorities said.

"Prosecutor's office Nr. 1 in Miranda is investigating the death of Ronney Tejera (24) and 3 injured during a demonstration in Los Teques [neighborhood] this July 20," the Public Ministry tweeted.

The Nacional news website reported the victims had been fired at by grassroots militia supporting the government of President Nicolas Maduro.

Nearly a hundred people, most of them protesters, have lost their lives since anti-government demonstrations swept the oil-rich South American nation in early April.

Opposition activists accuse President Maduro of mismanagement and demand that he drop his plans for a new legislative body and call an early election. His term expires in 2019.

A 24-hour general strike organized by Venezuelan opposition began in the country on Thursday in an attempt to put pressure on the government.

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