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Venezuela's woes deepen after turbulent weekend: Reports
http://www.cnbc.com/2015/08/02/venezuelas-woes-deepen-after-turbulent-weekend-reports.htmlVenezuela's civil strife appeared to deepen over the weekend, with at least one man killed and 60 others arrested during riots, local media reported.
Amid riots and looting of supermarkets in Venezuela's port city of Ciudad Guayana on Friday, local newspaper Correo del Caroni reported that police officials confirmed the identity of the deceased as Gustavo Patinez, 21.
Amateur videos posted to social media Friday appeared to show several dozen looters rushing into stores in the San Felíx district of Ciudad Guayana, pulling items from the shelves and fleeing.
State Governor Francisco Rangel Gómez, a member of President Nicolás Maduro's United Socialist Party, told Venezuelan news network Globovisión that the riots were the work of outside agitators.
