Troops, Vigilantes on Patrol After Venezuela Unrest Leaves 3 Dead

Soldiers strolled streets, neighbors mounted barricades and businessmen raked through damaged shops on Monday in parts of Venezuela worst hit from violence sparked by a cash shortage. At least three people died and 405 people were arrested, officials said, in protests and looting over the weekend that followed the socialist government's elimination of the largest currency bill. The opposition put the death toll at five, though authorities only confirmed a man, a woman and a...

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