‘Armed vigilantes on motorcycles attacked anti-government demonstrators on Wednesday, setting off a stampede of frightened people by firing into crowds after the biggest protest to date against President Nicolas Maduro’s year-old administration. Two people were killed.

Chaos erupted in downtown Caracas when the gang roared up and began shooting at more than 100 protesters who had been sparring with security forces at the tail end of heated but otherwise peaceful protests by hard-line members of the opposition. Most participants in the demonstrations had already gone home.

As people fled in panic, one demonstrator fell to the ground with a bullet wound in his head. Onlookers screamed “assassins” as they rushed the 24-year-old marketing student to a police vehicle. He was later identified by family members as Bassil Da Costa.’

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