In Pictures: Chaos in Venezuela

With Venezuelans suffering from high inflation, food shortages and soaring crime rates, plus a deepening corruption scandal, the opposition has mounted near-daily anti-government protests since April 1. The violence has left 66 dead and more than a thousand injured, according to prosecutors in the oil-rich but impoverished South American country.

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Jun 13, 2017, 05:33 PM

A gang of hooded and masked men setting the Executive Head Office of the Magistracy of the Venezuelan Supreme Court in Caracas on fire on Monday (June 12). The court has rejected the chief prosecutor's motion to stop President Nicolas Maduro's push to rewrite the constitution, as violent protests continue. PHOTO: EPA

The court complex ablaze. The BBVA Banco Provincial branch in the same building was hit as well. PHOTO: EPA

Protesters ransacking and vandalising the offices. PHOTO: EPA

Health workers treating an injured demonstrator. PHOTO: AFP

A protester carting away the "spoils of war" - an office printer. PHOTO: AFP

A demonstrator skateboarding next to a list of the victims of the violence, which is now well into its third month. PHOTO: REUTERS

Protesters cheering and waving the national flag. PHOTO: AFP

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