(14 Jun 2017) Hundreds of opposition supporters gathered at Altamira square in downtown Caracas to square off against members of Venezuela's National Guard on Wednesday.
The security force shot tear gas and rubber bullets at the protesters.
Some of those hit were tended to by the groups of roving medics known as the "Green Cross" while others had to be taken to hospital for medical treatment.
Approximately 1,300 people have been injured nationwide in a wave of unrest unleashed after the Supreme Court in late March stripped the opposition-controlled National Assembly of its last powers, a decision later reserved amid a storm of international criticism.
President Nicolas Maduro has vowed to resolve the crisis by convening a special assembly to rewrite the constitution. But the opposition refuses to participate, denouncing the push as another means by which he will further consolidate his power.
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