Venezuelan capital Caracas plagued by protests after presidential election

Venezuelan capital Caracas plagued by protests after presidential election Law enforcement forces have set up cordons of fighters with shields and other special equipment on the central avenue of Caracas, where the presidential palace is located, as crowds of opposition supporters throw Molotov cocktails and stones at security forces. The police have used gas in response. Russian observers who arrived for the elections in Venezuela have had to take refuge in the Russian embassy due to street riots, a member of the delegation, Alexey Volotskov, told Sputnik. According to him, they could not get to the hotel. As there were many protesters with bats and sticks in the city center, the observers decided to wait out the protests on the territory of the diplomatic mission. Subscribe to [club80289214|@SputnikInt] Source: Sputnik International