Looting and unrest continue roiling Venezuela as shortages persist and protesters demand food

Venezuela, where anger over food shortages is still mounting, continued to be roiled this week by angry protests and break-ins of grocery stores and businesses that have left five dead, at least 30  injured and 200 arrested, according to various news reports.

 

The latest fatality came from the southwest city of Merida, where 17-year-old Jean Paul Omana died Wednesday after being shot Tuesday during a disturbance amid looting.

 

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