FILE PHOTO - Venezuelan violinist Wuilly Arteaga plays during a gathering against Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro's government in Caracas, Venezuela June 4, 2017. REUTERS/Marco Bello
CARACAS (Reuters) - A young violin player who became a symbol of anti-government protests in Venezuela was released on Tuesday after three weeks in detention, according to the country's chief prosecutor.
Wuilly Arteaga, 23, had become one of the best-known faces of protests against unpopular Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. He would play the National Anthem as tear gas enveloped him and rubber bullets flew around him.
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