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Renewed Clashes Hurt 62 People Including Legislator in Venezuela Capital

© AP Photo / Fernando LlanoAnti-government protesters throw stones from a highway overpass at a passing police patrol in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, April 24, 2017
Anti-government protesters throw stones from a highway overpass at a passing police patrol in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, April 24, 2017 - Sputnik International
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Some 62 people were injured on Wednesday amid renewed anti-president protests in the Venezuelan capital of Caracas.

MEXICO CITY (Sputnik) — Dozens of people needed medical assistance on Wednesday after being caught up in clashes in Caracas as near-daily protests continue in Venezuela against President Nicolas Maduro.

"Baruta healthcare [services] responded today to [medical aid requests from] 62 people during a manifestation, three of them with gunshot wounds," the Baruta mayoral office in the capital city tweeted.

Opposition supporters use a shield reading Justice as they clash with security forces during a rally against Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela April 26, 2017 - Sputnik International
Death Toll of Venezuelan Anti-Government Protests Climbs to 55
Jose Barreto, a lawmaker at the National Assembly, received a leg injury after being hit with an unidentified object, the statement read.

President Maduro plans to set up a constituent assembly to rewrite the constitution as a way out of the political crisis, which hit the country in early April when the Supreme Court briefly took over legislative powers from the Assembly, causing uproar. Elections are due in July.

Opposition accuses the government of mismanaging the oil-rich country, which has seen shortages of basic consumer goods after global oil prices dropped, and attempts to sidestep the parliament. Venezuela's chief prosecutor Luisa Ortega Diaz estimates 55 people have been killed and a thousand hurt in nationwide protests.

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