Five shot at anti-Chavez protest
From Times Wire Reports
A gunman wounded four police officers and a bystander at a student demonstration in the Andean city of Merida in an escalation of violence at protests against President Hugo Chavez’s plan to scrap term limits.
A demonstrator fired 12 shots, wounding the five men during a standoff between students and police on the edge of a university campus.
It was the second time this week people have been shot at demonstrations against Chavez
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