Venezuela arrests hundreds of youths in crackdown on protests

[Bacchus4.0]

http://news.yahoo.com/venezuela-arrests-hundreds-youths-crackdown-protests-131514013.html

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan security forces on Thursday rounded up hundreds of youth activists camped in public spaces as part of protests against President Nicolas Maduro, an effort to snuff out the waning demonstration movement.

Troops staged pre-dawn raids to break up four improvised tent camps decorated with Venezuelan flags and signs bearing protest slogans, one of which had for weeks been blocking traffic along a main avenue of the capital.

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&quot Troops) impounded drugs, weapons, explosives ... all of the things that they were using every day to violent confront security forces every day," Torres told state television.

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"They've come up with the excuse of drugs and weapons, which is totally false," Cacique told Reuters over cell-phone instant message, saying the detained protesters were being held at a Caracas military base. She was not arrested.

"I call on the world to help us and to realize that this is a dictatorship!"

[MADem]

1. I guess "OCCUPY" is only cool in Zuccotti Park.... nt

[Bacchus4.0]

2. the Ven (Cuban) national guard doesn't pepper spray you in the face though

they use shotguns.

[MADem]

3. There it is....! nt