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Venezuelans Plan to Throw Feces during Anti-Government Rallies

Venezuelans Plan to Throw Feces during Anti-Government Rallies
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Thousands of protesters took to the streets in the Venezuelan capital of Caracas to voice their support for President Nicolas Maduro, as anti-government protesters prepare for countrywide rallies during which they plan to throw human and animal feces at security forces.

Venezuelans Plan to Throw Feces during Anti-Government Rallies

Protesters wearing red t-shirts rallied in Caracas for the second day on Tuesday to show their support for Maduro.

Addressing the protesters, Venezuela's Minister of Culture Adan Chavez accused the opposition of choosing "a way of violence" by having been out for at least six weeks to demand the ouster of Maduro.

"The fascist opposition led us to a crossroads with two possible routes," he said. "The way that they want is the way of violence, to continue to increase this violence and continue to try to lead us to a civil war. And the other way is the way of peace."

By "the way of peace," Chavez was apparently referring to Maduro's plan to have a new constitution written in an effort "to restore peace" and stop the opposition from carrying out what he says is a coup d'etat.

For their part, opposition leaders say writing a new constitution would give the president an excuse to put off regional elections scheduled for this year and a presidential election to be held in 2018.

Opposition protesters, meanwhile, are scheduled to take to the streets once again on Wednesday, this time to hold a messy rally as they prepare to throw feces along with rocks and petrol bombs at security forces.

The protesters say they will throw the bottles at the security forces who use tear gas against them during the protests. The new tactic was for the first time used over the weekend in the city of Los Teques, a few miles from Caracas.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team

 

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