Seven Dead in venezuela vote protests

CARACAS—Violent protests over the outcome of Venezuela's presidential election to replace late president Hugo Chavez have left at least seven dead and 61 injured, the attorney general said Tuesday. "The most serious thing is that in these violent actions, seven Venezuelans died," said Attorney General Luisa Ortega, adding that 61 were injured. So far, 135 people have been arrested, she said. Violent protests swept parts of Caracas and other cities around the country Monday night after the National Election Council proclaimed acting President Nicolas Maduro the winner of Sunday's election and rejected opposition demands for a recount. Venezuela's president-elect Nicolas Maduro and opposition candidate Henrique Capriles blamed each other for the wave of deadly protests. Accusing "fascists" of the violence, which left at least seven people dead, Maduro said he would not allow the opposition to go ahead with a march through the center of Caracas. Capriles said the government had "ordered" the melee.