Venezuela: don't let student slaying fan protests

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Source: Reuters

CARACAS, May 31 (Reuters) - Venezuela urged citizens on Thursday not to allow the fatal shooting of a university student to fan protests over the closure of an opposition television network, saying the death was unrelated to political tensions.

Shootings are common in the crime-ridden Venezuelan capital and it is rare for the government to make a statement to the nation about the slaying of an individual.

Interior Minister Pedro Carreno appeared on state television to urge calm after a 24-year-old student was shot dead in a gas station, saying two people had been arrested for killing the woman.

"We are going to keep the country, its citizens and its youth informed -- do not allow manipulation, do not allow this horrific deed to be used by those ... trying to incite protests," he said.

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