Gunfights Between Gangs And Police Close Major Roads In Caracas

Security forces in Caracas during clashes against alleged members of a criminal gang in the surroundings of La Cota 905 neighborhood on July 8, 2021 © Yuri CORTEZ / AFP  

The Guardian/Reuters: Venezuela: intense gun battles rage in Caracas between gangs and police 

* Roads closed in capital and people urged to stay at home 

* Human rights activists say at least four killed and six wounded 

Venezuelan authorities have closed roads in Caracas amid intense raging gun battles between security forces and organized crime gangs that analysts say are trying to expand the territory under their control in the capital. 

 Heavily armed criminal groups have moved in the past month to residential and commercial areas from slums in the city’s hills, and violence has exploded over the past 24 hours with firefights breaking out in at least five populous neighborhoods.

“State security agencies continue to be deployed in the areas affected by these criminals,” the interior minister, Carmen Meléndez, wrote on Twitter.  

Read more ....  

Update #1: Gunfights between gangs and police close major roads in Caracas (CNN)  

Update #2: 3 reported dead in Caracas gun battles as Venezuelan police fight gangs seeking to expand territory (VIDEOS) (RT)  

WNU Editor: Even with high oil prices, Venezuela cannot take advantage of it due tot heir broken infrastructure.

from War News Updates https://ift.tt/3ALMqHd