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Venezuela Crisis: Violinist Wuilly Arteaga Bloodied During Street Protest<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Venezuela Crisis: Violinist Wuilly Arteaga Bloodied During Street Protest:-\u00a0CARACAS, Venezuela \u2014 A violinist who has become one of the best-known faces of protests against President Nicolas Maduro was injured on Saturday in violent clashes in the capital.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Democratic Unity coalition had called a march on the pro-Maduro Supreme Court in support of alternative magistrates appointed by the opposition on Friday. But security forces blocked their way with armored cars and riot shields.<\/span><\/p>\n

Clashes ensued for several hours as hundreds of masked youths hurled stones and Molotov cocktails at National Guard troops firing tear gas from motorbikes.<\/span><\/p>\n

Several people were injured, including musician Wuilly Arteaga. The 23-year-old has become famous in Venezuela for playing the national anthem and other tunes on his violin in front of security lines as battles rage around him.<\/span><\/p>\n

Paramedics attended Arteaga in the street as blood poured down his face. He later tweeted a video from hospital with a bandaged face and clutching his violin.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Neither rubber bullets, nor pellets will stop our fight for Venezuela’s independence,” said Arteaga.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Tomorrow I will be back in the streets.”<\/span><\/p>\n

CARACAS, Venezuela \u2014 A violinist who has become one of the best-known faces of protests against President Nicolas Maduro was injured on Saturday in violent clashes in the capital.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Democratic Unity coalition had called a march on the pro-Maduro Supreme Court in support of alternative magistrates appointed by the opposition on Friday. But security forces blocked their way with armored cars and riot shields.<\/span><\/p>\n

Image: An opposition demonstrator plays the violin during a protest against President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, on May 24, 2017.<\/span>
\nAn opposition demonstrator plays the violin during a protest against President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, on May 24, 2017. Federico Parra \/ AFP – Getty Images<\/span>
\nClashes ensued for several hours as hundreds of masked youths hurled stones and Molotov cocktails at National Guard troops firing tear gas from motorbikes.<\/span><\/p>\n

Several people were injured, including musician Wuilly Arteaga. The 23-year-old has become famous in Venezuela for playing the national anthem and other tunes on his violin in front of security lines as battles rage around him.<\/span><\/p>\n

Paramedics attended Arteaga in the street as blood poured down his face. He later tweeted a video from hospital with a bandaged face and clutching his violin.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Neither rubber bullets, nor pellets will stop our fight for Venezuela’s independence,” said Arteaga.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Tomorrow I will be back in the streets.”<\/span><\/p>\n

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(Video) Ni PERDIGONES NI METRAS nos detendr\u00e1n de seguir luchando hasta lograr la INDEPENDENCIA DE VENEZUELA. Ma\u00f1ana vuelvo a las CALLES… pic.twitter.com\/aZHnmv7Hgt<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 WuillyMois\u00e9sArteaga (@WuillyArteaga) July 22, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The opposition coalition and a self-styled youth-led “Resistance” movement launched protests in early April against Maduro whom they accuse of turning Venezuela into a dictatorship and wrecking what should be a prosperous economy.<\/span><\/p>\n

Related: Senior Venezuela Diplomat at U.N. Breaks with Maduro<\/span><\/p>\n

Maduro calls demonstrators “terrorists” who are seeking a coup.<\/span><\/p>\n

Since April, some 100 people have died in the unrest, including five during a national strike on Thursday.<\/span><\/p>\n

Venezuela’s political crisis has entered a dangerous new stage as the opposition escalates street tactics to try and block a controversial new super-congress Maduro wants to set up via an election next weekend.<\/span><\/p>\n

The opposition is boycotting that vote which it says is a sham intended to guarantee a majority for the unpopular Maduro. Critics are instead demanding conventional elections to try and end nearly two decades of Socialist Party rule.<\/span><\/p>\n

Foes of Maduro are threatening to shut down Venezuela with protests to block the July 30 vote for the Constituent Assembly, which could re-write the constitution and disband the existing opposition-led legislature.<\/span><\/p>\n

Related: Opposition Stages National Work, Business Strike in Venezuela<\/span><\/p>\n

Foreign pressure has grown too on Maduro to abort the vote, including a threat from President Donald Trump to apply economic sanctions.<\/span><\/p>\n

But the government is showing no sign of backing down, announcing that it will put 232,000 soldiers on the streets to ensure the Constituent Assembly goes ahead in a week’s time.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Repression is the only way this regime keeps itself in power,” opposition lawmaker Luis Florido said at Saturday’s march.<\/span><\/p>\n

Source:-\u00a0http:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/world\/venezuela-crisis-violinist-wuilly-arteaga-bloodied-during-street-protest-n785611<\/span><\/p>\n

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