Deadly protests rock Venezuela’s crisis vote
31 July 2017 |
12:00 pm
10 people are killed in some of the worst street clashes Venezuela has seen in recent months, as the country votes in an election thought by many to be rigged to give President Maduro unprecedented power.
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