Two Venezuelan opposition activists shot dead

[Bacchus4.0]

http://news.yahoo.com/chavez-showcases-projects-capriles-hits-hard-venezuela-vote-002051661.html

CARACAS (Reuters) - Gunmen shot and killed two local leaders of parties backing presidential challenger Henrique Capriles on Saturday in the worst violence of a volatile campaign before Venezuela's election next weekend.

Capriles' party, Primero Justicia (First Justice), said the gunmen fired from a van that witnesses identified as belonging to state oil company PDVSA or the local mayor's office during a rally in the agricultural state of Barinas.

The government of President Hugo Chavez, who is seeking re-election, confirmed the deaths and vowed the perpetrators would be brought to justice. Interior Minister Tareck El Aissami said the circumstances of the attack were still under investigation.

Venezuela is awash with guns, and violent crime is frequently cited as voters' No. 1 concern.

[hrmjustin]

1. I ope they have a change in leadership.

[joshcryer]

2. Up to three now. Fucking Chavista scum. This was predicted by me and others.

They are vile fucking people. Fuck them and their cronyism and their murderous dismissal of life.

[Bodhi BloodWave]

3. so just what evidence is there that it was chavistas who did the shooting?

Aside from that the color of the van matches a oil company or mayors office(please tell me we are not declaring guilt based on the color of a van?)

[joshcryer]

4. Video footage, shows the gunmen came from the Chavista side, as other people on that side...

...threw rocks and other bits of debris at the escaping opposition:

This was a hit. The people on the Chavista side who didn't run (normal people run when they hear gunshots) were in on it. At the end of the video you can see what appear to be Chavistas (people wearing red) calmly standing around where the shooting occurred. Normal people don't stand around when people are shooting and throwing rocks, unless they're in on it.