Venezuela: 5 Dead as Anti-Government Protests Intensify
Thousands of Venezuelans took to the streets in wealthy eastern Caracas amid a tropical downpour Thursday to support a protest movement that is gaining steam even as it turns more deadly.
Venezuela officials confirmed earlier in the day that a fifth person had died in the wave of anti-government protests now entering its third week.
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Eurasia Group analyst Risa Grais-Targow said this month's protests look more dangerous for the government than similar efforts the opposition has mounted in past years.
"Ongoing opposition protests are generating strong turnouts and spilling over into typical Chavista strongholds, suggesting that social dynamics may be drawing closer to a tipping point," she said.
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