Fresh violence erupts in Venezuela

Fresh violence has erupted in the Venezuelan capital,Caracas, between police and opponents of President Nicolas Maduro.Masked protesters burned effigies of the president after a rally called “Resurrectionof Democracy”.Police responded to petrol bombs in the Chacao district with tear gas and watercannon, the (BBC) reported.More than 40 people have died in violent protests since February and hundreds ofpeople have been arrested.The demonstrations started with students demanding action to tackle Venezuela’shigh crime rate, its growing inflation and shortages of certain food staples.They have since grown into a wider opposition movement and many of theprotesters say they will not stop until the government of President Maduro resigns.There have also been demonstrations in support of the government, with tens ofthousands of people clad in red, the colour associated with the Bolivarianrevolution, taking to the streets.