Death in the street | Four deadly victims and 200 …

Two miners wounded by bullets during protests on Tuesday and Wednesday in Venezuela died yesterday, according to relatives and opposition leaders. These deaths increased the number of deaths to four. The government of President Nicolás Maduro, however, has not confirmed this information.

The victims are Yosner Graterol, 16, injured Tuesday in La Victoria (north) and Yoifre Hernández, 14, hit Wednesday in Caracas, said MPs Karin Salanova and Miguel Pizarro, who blamed the government. . "The teenager Yosner Graterol, 16, dies, photographed on April 30 while he was exercising his right to protest," Salanova wrote on Twitter. "Yosner and Yoifre are two miners who were killed by this regime, both of whom died after being shot and wounded during demonstrations," he tweeted on Pizarro.

A family member of Yoifre Hernández said the young man had attended Wednesday's protests in the opposition stronghold in Altamira, near La Carlota, where thousands of protesters clashed with security forces in the purpose of moving to the west. the capital and was injured in unclear circumstances. His own father, José Hernández, confirmed his death.

That day, demonstrations took place in several regions to support the rebellion against Maduro, which featured a small group of soldiers led by opposition Juan Guaidó, self-proclaimed internal president. The uprising at the La Carlota military base in Caracas failed to gain the support of the armed forces. Riots made about 200 wounded, according to health services and human rights organizations. In addition, the protest days this week have been settled with about 205 arrests, according to the NGO Foro Penal.

Graterol died after being shot by a bullet Tuesday during a demonstration in La Victoria, in the central state of Aragua, according to the NGO Observatorio de Conflictividad Social. The death of minors is added to that of Samuel Méndez, 24, last Tuesday, and Jurubith Rausseo, 27, Wednesday, also according to this NGO.

Wednesday's clashes began when a mbadive mobilization called by Guaidó was diverted to La Carlota, on a major highway. Collisions continued in the vicinity for several hours.

Venezuela has been under high political tension since last January, when Maduro swore a new six-year term not recognized by the opposition and part of the international community, and the head of parliament, Juan Guaidó, proclaimed a government interim whose main support is the US government of Donald Trump. At the same time, the Caribbean is facing the worst economic crisis in its history, with daily protests denouncing the severe shortage of food and medicine and poor public services.