Venez. president launches search for those responsible for 3 dead in Valencia protests
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is calling on the National Guard to search the central city of Valencia for those responsible for a day of violence that left three dead.
Communications Minister Delcy Rodriguez sent a Twitter message Thursday saying Maduro decided during a meeting with his security cabinet to step up security actions in areas where violence has erupted.
A university student, a man painting his home and a National Guard captain were shot dead Wednesday in Valencia.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Valencia Mayor Miguel Cocchiola is an opposition politician and he says that there are "videos, proof" that corroborate witness accounts that armed pro-government groups known as "colectivos" were involved in the shootings.
The government says the demonstrations have left at least 25 dead since Feb. 12.