Venezuela opposition attacked with gas

01-20-2009 | REUTERS

Chavez told the police to use tear gas against opponents of his regime

Panama Star A similar proposal was defeated in a referendum in 2007 after large and sometimes violent protests led by students.

Between Sunday night and Monday morning, unknown assailants threw tear gas canisters at the Vatican's embassy in Caracas and at the house of an anti-government media mogul and set fire to a student leader's sport utility vehicle. Caracas's opposition mayor said gas canisters were lobbed at a student news conference broadcast.