Clashes erupt between police and protestors in Caracas

Latin America

Venezuela Political CrisisDemonstrators fights with Venezuelan National Police officers during clashes between opposition members and police forces in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, April 4, 2017. Venezuelan riot police have launched pepper spray and tear gas to disperse an angry crowd of several thousand anti-government demonstrators trying to make their way to congress in Caracas. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Anger erupts in Caracas as protesters battle Venezuelan authorities in the capital city.

A march against the ban of a top opposition official turned violent, as police confronted the demonstrators.

CGTN’s Juan Carlos Lamas reports from Caracas.