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Venezuelan troops hold plaza

2014-03-18 110 Dailymotion

Venezuela's National Guard troops patrol the Caracas square they seized from anti-government protesters.<br/> <br />It had become their stronghold during six weeks of demonstrations against President Nicolas Maduro.<br/> <br />During the eviction on Sunday police used tear gas and water cannon against the protesters who were hurling rocks and petrol bombs.<br/> <br />By Monday the protesters were gathering again at Altamira Plaza.<br/> <br />This time they held demonstrations against what they called the militarisation of the square.<br/> <br />The government's been accused of heavy-handed treatment of the protesters since the unrest began in February.<br/> <br />At least 29 people have been killed, the latest a soldier the military said was shot in the head during a demonstration.<br/> <br />The unrest erupted as a backlash against a series of complaints from rampant crime to soaring inflation.<br/> <br />There are no signs it's going to force the departure of the government or the president who's dismissing it as a U.S.-ba

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