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Venezuela opposition leader hit with a pipe in the face
Hannah Dreier, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
First posted: Thursday, June 09, 2016 04:38 PM EDT | Updated: Thursday, June 09, 2016 04:42 PM EDT
CARACAS, Venezuela -- The leader of Venezuela's congressional opposition bloc was hit in the face and bloodied Tuesday as he attempted to make his way into a government building.
Photographs circulating online showed Congressman Julio Borges being attacked with a pipe by men he identified as government supporters. He spoke at a press conference after the attack with blood streaming down from his nose and mouth, and bloody stains on his button-down shirt.
It was not clear what the pipe was made of.
Borges had been attempting to enter the headquarters of the country's electoral body in downtown Caracas with other opposition figures. Security was heavy, with lines of police looking on.
Borges accused police of pushing him toward gangs loyal to President Nicolas Maduro.
"Government supporters beat us with total impunity with pipes, stones, and explosives that went off in the middle of a group of lawmakers," Borges said. "Maduro, what we want is to vote."
The opposition is pushing for a recall referendum against Maduro this year. They accuse elections officials of dragging their feet to delay the process. Officials have accepted an initial round of signatures calling for a referendum, but the process has many more steps to go.
Borges said electoral officials refused to meet Thursday.
Across town, a smaller group of young people faced off with police. Students had planned to march from Venezuela's top university to elections headquarters, but hundreds of police in riot gear blocked the way.
Students covered their faces with Venezuelan flags and threw bottles, stones and sticks while police lobbed tear gas.
In this photo provided by Elyangelica Gonzalez, Venezuelan opposition Congressman Julio Borges arrives to the National Assembly after he was attacked by government supporters during a protest outside the National Electoral Council, CNE, in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, June 9, 2016. Opposition members were turned back from the headquarters of Venezuela's electoral body where the group attempted to enter to demand the government allow it to pursue a recall referendum against President Nicolas Maduro. (Elyangelica Gonzalez via AP)

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MHz said:
How often are you intentionally starved just so that trait comes to the surface?
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Is starvation as the result of an economic situation intentional? Was anyone intentionally starving anyone in Canada and the U.S. during the Hungry 30s?
 
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