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Venezuelans Mob TV Station in Anti-Government Protest

NPR | By Michele Norris
Published December 10, 2002 at 12:00 AM EST

Hundreds of supporters of President Hugo Chavez ransack a TV station and surround others across Venezuela, accusing them of backing a general strike to force his ouster. NPR's Michele Norris talks with reporter Phil Gunson in Caracas.

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