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Venezuelan troops fire on protesters; one killed

CARACAS, Venezuela (Reuters) — Venezuelan troops on Thursday (June 22) fired what appeared to be rubber bullets at protesters as they attacked the perimeter of an airbase, but a demonstrator was killed, bringing the death toll to at least 76 in unrest since April. At least two soldiers shot long firearms through the fence at protesters from a distance of just a few feet. One man collapsed to the ground and was carried off by other […]