Violence breaks out at Venezuela campaign event

[Bacchus4.0]

http://news.yahoo.com/violence-breaks-venezuela-campaign-event-163530590.html

....PUERTO CABELLO, Venezuela (AP) — Violence broke out at an opposition campaign event in Venezuela on Wednesday as supporters of President Hugo Chavez blocked a road and a campaign truck was torched. Both sides hurled rocks, and police said at least 14 people were hurt.

A large crowd of Chavez supporters in red shirts blocked a main road near the airport in the coastal town of Puerto Cabello. A truck used by the campaign of opposition candidate Henrique Capriles was set ablaze, and a motorcycle was also torched.

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After the violence, Capriles spoke at an outdoor rally in the town, blaming Chavez and small "radical groups." He had been on his way to the event when the clashes erupted.

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During the melee, some of the red-shirted government supporters went into the airport compound and carried away speakers and a generator.

[naaman fletcher]

1. most fair elections in the world! nt

[joshcryer]

2. This is actually part of Chavez' campaign strategy.

They literally said in their memo to cause violence.