Sunday, August 9, 2015

Looting and violence on the rise in Venezuela supermarkets - Yahoo News

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By Diego Oré CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan supermarkets are increasingly being targeted by looters as swollen lines and prolonged food shortages spark frustration in the OPEC nation struggling with an economic crisis. The economic crisis has hit President Nicolas Maduro's approval ratings and raised tension levels in the country. Fifty-six incidents of looting and 76 looting attempts took place in the first half of 2015, according local NGO Venezuelan Observatory of Social Conflict, which bas…

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