Venezuela News: Despite Peace Talks, Protests Turn Violent In Caracas

Student protests in Venezuela have again turned violent in the country's capital. The National Guard has used tear gas and water cannons to disperse another student-led protests in Caracas, indicating that they will not accept the outcome of the peace talks that took place between President Nicolás Maduro and members of the opposition last thursday. The students marched through the east of Caracas shouting "Resistance!" The protests have been ongoing for two months and have left 41 people dead and 600 injured.

The protesters in Venezuela began in Plaza Venezuela on the outskirts of the city and also in the municipality of Chacao, in the state of Chacao. The protesters threw rocks and bottles and claimed they were the victims of an "ambush" on behalf of the police, claiming that the police let them pass through by various groups and then launched an attack on the protestersrs. "This is the dialog of Mr. Maduro: brutal repression against young unarmed students who are marching peacerfully to recouperate their future," posted former opposition leader Maria Corina Machado.

Gaby Arellano, head of the Frente Universitario de Voluntad Popular, confirmed that a number of students had been arrested. "The more they attak us, the more they perescute us, the more vehemently we will be on the street: our territory is the street, our strategy is non-violence and our goal is for a better Venezuela, Arellano told journalists. The march illustrated a division in the ranks of protesters between those on the street and those seeking to distance themselves from the protests: presidential Henrique Capriles was notably absent.