Five injured in demonstrations in north Venezuela

Troops of the Bolivarian National Guard (GNB) cracked down on Monday on protesters in the streets of Valencia, the capital city of Carabobo state, north Venezuela, with a toll of five people injured, including a 17-year-old boy. All of them were shot with plastic bullets.

The violent clashes took place in the sectors of La Granja and La Coromoto de Naguanagua and La Isabelica, south of Valencia.

Naguanagua Mayor Alejandro Feo La Cruz reported via Twiter that some 300 bikers besieged the headquarters of the municipal police and other sectors of Valencia.

At 2:00 pm, demonstrators reported that bikers shot at vehicles parked at homes and burned one car.

A young girl was beaten by People's Guard troops trying to break up a demonstration at La Espiga de Oro, in La Isabelica. The unidentified girl was hit by both women and men in uniform, reported El Carabobeño daily newspaper in its website. The newspaper posted pictures showing a female military officer who removes her helmet and then uses it to beat the young girl.

Additionally, using their rifles as baseball bats, the People's Guard beat a man who participated in the demonstration.

Source: El Universal
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