Shots fired and tear gas thrown as strike in Venezuela continues

Thursday 27 July 2017 12:48, UK

  1. A riot security force member fires his weapon
    Image: A riot security force member fires his weapon at a rally protesting against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government in Caracas
  2. Riot security forces are set on fire
    Image: Clashes break out as Venezuela’s opposition launches the national strike
  3. Riot security forces pass through a roadblock
    Image: The strike is a final push to pressure President Nicolas Maduro into abandoning a weekend election for a super-congress
  4. A demonstrator prepares to throw tear gas
    Image: A demonstrator prepares to throw tear gas
  5. A demonstrator stands next to a graffiti depicting the eyes of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez as she holds Molotov cocktails
    Image: A protester stands next to graffiti depicting the eyes of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez as she holds Molotov cocktails
  6. Demonstrators clash with riot security forces at a rally during a strike to protest against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government in Caracas
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  7. A riot security force member fires his weapon
  8. A man is detained
  9. A member of the riot security force throws a piece of brick
  10. A riot security forces vehicle is set on fire
  11. A riot security force member fires his weapon
  12. Riot security forces are set on fire
  13. A riot security force member fires his weapon
  14. Demonstrators pass through a roadblock
  15. A riot security force vehicle is set on fire
  16. A riot security force member fires his weapon
  17. A demonstrator gestures in front of riot security force
  18. Riot security forces fire at a rally
  19. Demonstrators and riot security forces clash
  20. A demonstrator uses a slingshot
  21. Demonstrators block a street
  22. Demonstrators run away at a rally against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government in Caracas
  23. A demonstrator throws a petrol bomb
  24. Riot security force members take cover
  25. A demonstrator falls down while running away
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