'We want food!', Venezuelans cry at protest near presidency

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

World | Thu Jun 2, 2016 6:58pm EDT

'We want food!', Venezuelans cry at protest near presidency

CARACAS | BY EFRAIN OTERO AND MARCO BELLO

Venezuelan security forces fired teargas at protesters chanting "We want food!" near Caracas' presidential palace on Thursday, the latest street violence in the crisis-hit OPEC nation.

Hundreds of angry Venezuelans heading toward Miraflores palace in downtown Caracas were met by National Guard troops and police who blocked a major road.

President Nicolas Maduro, under intense pressure over a worsening economic crisis in the South American nation of 30 million, had been scheduled to address a rally of indigenous groups nearby around the same time.

The protest spilled out of long lines at shops in the area, witnesses said, after some people tried to hijack a food truck.

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-politics-protest-idUSKCN0YO2M9

[Marksman_91]

1. I've been following the Ven. Twitter feed for the last few hours

It's a madhouse over there. And it didn't happen too far away from the Presidential Palace, were the asshole of Maduro was celebrating for God knows what reason with his fans. It's reaching the tipping point in Venezuela now, and when it spills over, I doubt the people will want to remove Maduro by democratic means. They're gonna call for his and the rest of the PSUV leadership's head.

[Bacchus4.0]

3. It's a failed state nt

[YOHABLO]

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http://www.actionforsolidarity.org/#!donate-your-medicines/pfhdr


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[Bacchus4.0]

4. They have been using veterinary medicine lately nt