Venezuelan police fire tear gas to disperse protesters demanding pay and pension hikes
Around 2,000 demonstrators marched toward the presidential palace to press for higher wages and pensions before police fired tear gas to disperse them.
Venezuelan police fired tear gas Thursday to disperse about 2,000 people who marched toward the presidential palace to demand salary and pension increases, AFP reporters said. Protesters were seeking higher wages and better pensions when security forces moved in to break up the demonstration.