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Soldier shot in head is latest Venezuela unrest death
Source: Reuters
Soldier shot in head is latest Venezuela unrest death
BY DANIEL WALLIS AND DIEGO ORE
CARACAS Mon Mar 17, 2014 12:35pm EDT
(Reuters) - A National Guard captain who was shot in the head during a demonstration in Venezuela died on Monday, the military said, becoming the 29th fatality from weeks of clashes between protesters and the security forces.
General Padrino Lopez, head of the armed forces' strategic operational command, said the captain was shot late on Sunday at a street barricade set up by demonstrators in the central city of Maracay, in Aragua state.
"He was another victim of terrorist violence," Lopez said on Twitter, calling for an end to the confrontations.
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BY DANIEL WALLIS AND DIEGO ORE
CARACAS Mon Mar 17, 2014 12:35pm EDT
(Reuters) - A National Guard captain who was shot in the head during a demonstration in Venezuela died on Monday, the military said, becoming the 29th fatality from weeks of clashes between protesters and the security forces.
General Padrino Lopez, head of the armed forces' strategic operational command, said the captain was shot late on Sunday at a street barricade set up by demonstrators in the central city of Maracay, in Aragua state.
"He was another victim of terrorist violence," Lopez said on Twitter, calling for an end to the confrontations.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/17/us-venezuela-protests-idUSBREA2G17P20140317
