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Chavez Cronies Hit Vatican HQ With Tear Gas

Supporters also attack opponents of lifting term limits for leader

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Jan 20, 2009 3:56 AM CST

(Newser) – Supporters of Hugo Chavez have claimed responsibility for a tear gas attack on the Vatican's headquarters in Caracas, reports CNN. Three canisters landed deep inside the building, which has been sheltering an anti-Chavez student leader wanted by police since June. Several people were overcome by fumes. Gas attacks elsewhere in the city targeted students, and a media exec opposed to constitutional amendments that would allow Chavez to seek a third term.

A supporter of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez chants slogans at student protesters in Caracas yesterday.
A supporter of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez chants slogans at student protesters in Caracas yesterday.   (AP Photo/Howard Yanes)
Students protest in front of police after tear gas containers were thrown in three locations in Caracas yesterday.
Students protest in front of police after tear gas containers were thrown in three locations in Caracas yesterday.   (AP Photo/ Howard Yanes)
Students protest after tear gas containers were thrown in three locations in Caracas yesterday.
Students protest after tear gas containers were thrown in three locations in Caracas yesterday.   (AP Photo/ Howard Yanes)
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