Venezuela: Under-13 dies during protest due to lack of water and electricity | Trade | World



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A 13-year-old boy died in Ciudad Guayana, south of Venezuela after being shot in the middle of riots during a protest against flaws in the services of water and electricity.

Four Bolívar state police officers were arrested for that death occurred Monday evening in the San Felix neighborhood, accused of using their "regulatory weapons" against the crowd, announced the scientific police.

The riots, adds the document, originate "a manifestation for lack of water and light". However, a report from the regional police assures that the incidents occurred during attempts to plunder

Venezuela Demonstrations of lack of food and basic services such as water and electricity have multiplied. ]

According to the NGO Observatorio Venezolano de Conflictividad Social, some 5,300 demonstrations were recorded in the country during the first half of 2018; About 30 per day

Source: AFP

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