Venezuelan Police Open Fire Amid Protests In Caracas - Reports

Umer Jamshaid Published January 22, 2019 | 04:09 AM

MEXICO CITY (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 22nd January, 2019) Venezuelan police have opened fire during protests in Los Mecedores district of the Venezuelan capital Caracas triggered by a brief uprising by national guardsmen, local media reported on Monday.

The Nacional media outlet reported that police officers were firing at buildings, without specifying the type of guns used.

According to previous media reports, demonstrators in Los Mecedores and Puerta Caracas neighborhoods barricaded roads with tires and stones, joining the protests in Caracas neighborhood of Cotiza, which erupted after a group of servicemen attacked a National Guard outpost in Cotiza.