Gunman shot dead after wounding two at Venezuela central bank - sources


  • World
  • Tuesday, 21 Jun 2016

Masked and armed special police officers arrive at the Venezuela's Central Bank building in Caracas, Venezuela June 20, 2016. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins

CARACAS (Reuters) - A gunman opened fire inside Venezuela's central bank on Monday, wounding two guards before he was shot dead by security officers, according to two sources, in the latest violent episode to shake the country.

The unidentified assailant barged into the bank's headquarters in central Caracas shooting and shouting, "Where are the board members?," the institution's president, Nelson Merentes, said.

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