Venezuela unrest toll rises as soldier is shot in head

National Guards carry materials used during protest at Altamira square in Caracas March 17, 2014. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins

CARACAS (Reuters) - A Venezuela National Guard captain died on Monday after being shot in the head during a demonstration, the military said, the 29th fatality in six weeks of clashes between protesters and security forces.

General Padrino Lopez, head of the armed forces' strategic operational command, said the captain was shot late on Sunday at a street barricade set up by demonstrators in the central city of Maracay, in Aragua state.