Miami Herald: Slingshots vs. shotguns: Venezuela’s ‘youth resistance’ takes on the government
Venezuela’s ongoing street protests are increasingly looking like outright warfare. As security forces shoot rubber bullets, tear-gas canisters and sometimes live rounds at the churning crowds, increasingly restive mobs are responding with lethal slingshots, homemade mortars and Molotov cocktails.
This week, seven National Guard members were injured in Caracas when a roadside bomb exploded as they drove by on motorcycles.
Leading the opposition shock-troops are loose-knit groups of young men and women that have names like The Templars, The Warriors and The Arcadias. Collectively, they’re known as the Chamos de la Resistencia or, roughly, the Youth Resistance.
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WNU Editor: As the government ramps up the use of deadly force, I am expecting more of this .... National Guard patrol hits roadside bomb in Venezuelan capital (GRAPHIC VIDEO, PHOTOS) (RT)
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