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Venezuela Endures Partial Shutdown Amid Continued Violence

Two men were killed in clashes between protesters and police forces as millions participated in a nationwide strike.
Source: Andres Martinez Casares / Reuters

Many roads were deserted and businesses closed in Venezuela on Thursday as members of the nation’s opposition party held a 24-hour strike to protest the regime of President Nicolas Maduro. The protest marked Venezuela’s first major national strike since 2002, when a countrywide shutdown attempted to overturn the regime of former president Hugo Chavez..

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