Venezuelans Prepare for More Protests as Lopez Jailed
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Venezuelan protesters prepared for another night of confrontations with National Guard troops and armed groups as opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez was ordered held at a military prison outside Caracas.
People were gathering in public plazas and major intersections of Caracas, dragging piles of trash into the streets, which they burn to block roads. As government helicopters flew overhead, President Nicolas Maduro addressed the nation in front of the presidential palace, saying a sixth person was killed this week and vowing to bring people attacking transport workers to justice.