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Venezuela: Opposition Escalates as Anti-Maduro Protests Turn Violent
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/venezuela-opposition-escalates-anti-maduro-protests-n673431Venezuela's opposition stepped up its push to remove leftist President Nicolas Maduro with rallies Wednesday that drew hundreds of thousands of protesters and turned violent with at least three students shot and other people beaten.
Enraged by last week's suspension of their push for a referendum to remove Maduro, and determined to end 17 years of socialism in the South American OPEC nation, Venezuela's opposition has sharply ramped up its tactics in recent days.
Three university students ages 19 to 24 were shot and two other people were beaten in Maracaibo, Venezuela's second-largest city, a city council member and a local radio reporter both told NBC News. The shot students were expected to live, the sources said.
Among those who were beaten was Catholic priest José Palmar, a prominent opposition activist. The extent of his injuries wasn't immediately known.
