Man Dies Amid Clashes as Verdict Nears for Venezuela Leader
Source: AP
A man died and several people were injured Thursday as supporters of jailed opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez clashed with government loyalists outside a Caracas courthouse in anticipation of an impending verdict.
Members of Lopez's party arrived in the morning to wave banners and pray, as they have dozens of times since Lopez was jailed 19 months ago on charges of inciting violence in his role as the leader of a sometimes bloody 2014 street protest movement.
At midday, red-shirted government supporters showed up and began chanting that Lopez was a murderer and a terrorist. Some burned the orange flag of Lopez's Popular Will party and threw bottles at Lopez's wife, Lilian Tintori,, as she passed a barricade to enter the court.
Lines of police in riot gear separated the two sides, but were unable to prevent direct confrontations and shoving matches.
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