Lawmaker: Hugo Chavez's childhood home burned by protesters
Source: Associated Press
Lawmaker: Hugo Chavezs childhood home burned by protesters
By FABIOLA SANCHEZ and HANNAH DREIER
1 hour ago
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) Protesters set fire to late President Hugo Chavezs childhood home in western Venezuela on Monday, an opposition lawmaker said, as protests against the South American nations socialist government grew increasingly hostile.
While demonstrators are decrying current President Nicolas Maduro for the countrys triple-digit inflation, rising crime and shortages of food and medicine, they have also destroyed at least five statues commemorating Chavez, Maduros mentor and the founder of Venezuelas Bolivarian revolution.
Demonstrators lit the house in the city of Barinas where Chavez spent his early years aflame Monday afternoon along with several government buildings, including the regional office of the National Electoral Council, said Pedro Luis Castillo, a legislator who represents the area.
The burnings capped a violent day in Barinas known as the cradle of Chavezs revolution during which protesters clashed with national guardsmen, businesses were shuttered and roads were blocked with fire-filled barricades.
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