Venezuelan army takes back protest-torn city
Army and police dismantle barricades in San Cristobal following operation to drive out anti-government protesters.
Published On 31 Mar 2014
The Venezuelan army has taken control of entire neighbourhoods in the western city of San Cristobal – which has been a central point of anti-government protests for a month and a half.
Thousands of soldiers have cleared the streets of barricades erected by the demonstrators.
Al Jazeera’s Alessandro Rampietti reports from San Cristobal.
Source: Al Jazeera