Venezuela’s Capital Caracas Pulses With Opposition Protest
- Opposition had counted on a large turnout to force recall vote
- Government has detained opposition activists and journalists
Supporters of Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela's president, not pictured, hold up flags and a picture of Hugo Chavez, former president of Venezuela, during a protest in Caracas, on Sept. 1, 2016.
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Hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans demonstrated in Caracas Thursday in support of a recall vote against President Nicolas Maduro in the biggest display of discontent with the government’s mishandling of the country’s economy since a wave of protests in 2014.
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