Venezuelans Hurl Jars of Feces to Protest Maduro
- Protesters carry reeking bottles as they face national guard
- Rocks don’t work, one says; ‘This is much more of an insult’
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Venezuelan protesters are using a new and noisome weapon against the government: jars filled with their own feces.
On Wednesday, crowds trotted through the streets of Caracas gingerly carrying concoctions dubbed “puputov cocktails.” Alejandro, a 16-year-old high-school senior, stashed three mayonnaise jars of human waste mixed with water that he planned to lob at police. He pulled them out of a bush to display them while holding his nose.