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Venezuela: 3 more die as protests turn to violence
Opposition insists on regime change, not talks
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VENEUELA’S violent anti-government protests have claimed the lives of three more people, national media reported yesterday, bringing the number of deaths in recent weeks to 24.

Protests reached their fourth week on Monday with mass sit-ins on major roads.

They were met by large counter-demonstrations in favour of President Nicolas Maduro’s United Socialist Party (PSUV).

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