Venezuelan troops storm prison days after bloody riot; 2 killed, at least 18 wounded
GUATIRE, Venezuela — Thousands of National Guard troops stormed a Venezuelan prison Friday seeking to disarm inmates days after a bloody riot, setting off gunfights with resisting inmates that left at least two soldiers dead and 18 wounded. Bursts of gunfire erupted inside the El Rodeo I prison while hundreds of inmates’ relatives wept desperately outside, some of them shouting, “Help them …
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Bahrain to lift ban on opposition party
The government will lift a ban on Bahrain’s second largest opposition party, the group said on Saturday, ahead of a national dialogue to ease the Gulf island kingdom’s political crisis.
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