Venezuelan Protests Turn Violent in Parts of Caracas
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Venezuela’s large anti-government protests turned violent in the afternoon, with mobs running from national guardsmen who fired dozens of tear gas canisters in the Altamira neighborhood of eastern Caracas.
Protesters, some carrying Molotov cocktails and hurling rocks, clashed with security forces at one of the main entry points to the Francisco Fajardo highway. Protesters veered away from motorcycles while slathering toothpaste under their noses to protect from the gases or covering their faces with their t-shirts. Shattered glass from busted advertisements around bus stops littered the road.