Two Police Officers Wounded in Shootings
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From Times Wire Reports
Two Venezuelan police officers were wounded when supporters of President Hugo Chavez fired on a police post in Caracas one day after two people were killed in street clashes.
Metropolitan Police Chief Henry Vivas said the shooting broke out during a wake held by followers of the president for one of Friday’s victims. Chavez backers blamed police for the deaths that occurred when gunfire erupted during street clashes involving demonstrators, troops and police.
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