More than 20 people have been injured and 39 detained during anti-government protests in Venezuela. Images circulated on social media of injured people on the ground. There are reports at least three were shot. Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets to protest against President Nicolas Maduro’s government. It came after a recall referendum process – an attempt to remove Maduro from power- was suspended. Opposition activists had gathered about 200,000 signatures petitioning for a recall referendum. But the process was halted last week. Officials said the signature collection process has been marred by fraud. The country’s opposition-led parliament voted on Tuesday to open a trial against Maduro, whom MPs accuse of violating the constitution.
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