Venezuela seeks protest leader's arrest after 3 dead in unrest


  • World
  • Thursday, 13 Feb 2014

Protesters hold up a mock coffin as they take part in a demonstration in Caracas February 12, 2014. A demonstrator was killed during an anti-government rally in Caracas on Wednesday, Reuters witnesses said. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan authorities sought on Thursday to arrest an opposition leader who has been organizing street protests that led to three deaths in the worst unrest since President Nicolas Maduro's disputed election victory last year.

A judge's arrest warrant, published in local media, said the 42-year-old hardline politician was wanted on charges ranging from instigating crime to murder and terrorism.

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