Venezuela pro-government protester dies, raising toll to 21

  CARACAS: A woman wounded while participating in an April 19 pro-government march died Sunday, an official said
24 Apr, 2017

 

Almelina Carrillo, 47, succumbed to injuries suffered when she was struck in the head by a bottle thrown from a building during the march in Caracas, Venezuela's state ombudsman Tarek Saab said on Twitter.

Venezuela has seen near-daily protests since the beginning of April, with opponents of President Nicolas Maduro demanding his ouster.

The opposition blames Maduro for the unraveling of the oil giant's once-booming economy, leaving the country with critical shortages of food, medicine and basic goods.

Anti-government protests called for Monday are urging demonstrators to block roads in a bid to grind Venezuela to a halt.

Copyright AFP (Agence France-Press), 2017

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