Venezuela: 40 Killed In Protest Over Death Of Teenager

A 17-year-old Venezuelan youth died on Tuesday after he was shot in the head during a protest the day before, taking the death toll from six weeks of anti-government unrest to at least 40.
The incident took place in central Barinas state, the birthplace of former president Hugo Chavez.
“A group of people arrived and started shooting, injuring the young person in the brain,” the state prosecutor’s office said.
The teenager died in a hospital early on Tuesday.
Violence flared in various parts of the country on Monday as the opposition held sit-ins and roadblocks, trying to keep up momentum in its bid to remove the socialist government.
Hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets in recent weeks, angry about food shortages, a medical crisis and soaring inflation. Protesters are demanding elections, freedom for jailed activists, foreign aid to offset an economic crisis, and autonomy for the opposition-controlled legislature.