<br /> <p>A reporter was said to be injured</a> when a tear-gas canister fired by police hit him in the head during protests at the Ciudad Universitaria in Caracas, Venezuela, on Wednesday, April 26.</p><p>Venezuelan opposition leaders</a> also said security forces launched tear gas at protesters in front of an elementary school in Caracas on Wednesday, affecting children there.</p><p>Wednesday’s protests were part of ongoing demonstrations against President Nicolas Maduro and his administration, whom the opposition say is trying to evade new elections amid a severe economic crisis. Recent protests have led to more than 20 deaths, prompting accusations of police brutality and violent protest suppression tactics by the National Guard.</p><br />
