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Two killed during opposition-led strike in Venezuela

CARACAS, July 21 (APP/AFP) – Two young men were
killed on Thursday in protests held during an opposition-led nationwide strike in Venezuela, prosecutors said.
A 24-year-old died in the Los Teques neighborhood on the outskirts of
Caracas, while three people were wounded.
In the city of Valencia, in the district of La Isbaelica, a
23-year-old died and six people were wounded, the prosecutors’ office said.
The deaths raised to 99 the number of fatalities in Venezuela since
street protests turned violent in April.