A crowd of Venezuelan anti-government activists wrested free an opposition politician on Monday, as he was being hauled away in handcuffs by security forces following a raid on the party headquarters of President Nicolas Maduro’s biggest foe.<br /><br />Dario Ramirez, a city councilman and member of opposition party Popular Will, shouted, “they’re taking me away without a warrant” as national guardsmen, surrounded by journalists and party activists, frantically looked for an escape route from the Caracas shopping mall where they took him into custody. <br /><br />Once he was escorted outside, dozens of activists banging pots and pans in protest attacked the squad, freeing Ramirez using force and speeding him away on a motorcycle.<br /><br />The dramatic scene underscored the rising tensions that could spill over into violence on Tuesday when pro and anti-government activists hold duelling demonstrations in the capital.<br />No Comment | euronews: watch the international news without commentary | http://www.euronews.net/nocomment/
