(6 May 2019) Several hundred Venezuelans, led by Catholic priests, held a candlelit vigil on Sunday for at least five people killed in the street clashes that followed the opposition's failed call for a military uprising. Opposition leader Juan Guaido was unable to attend because of meetings, a representative told the crowd at the vigil in Caracas.
The mood was muted after the major setback for the opposition in its long campaign to topple Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
US-backed Guaido declared himself interim president in January and said Maduro's re-election last year was rigged.
Maduro has said US sanctions aimed at forcing him from power are taking a toll on the economy, and his government has accused Guaido of fomenting violence when he appealed to the military last week to switch sides to the opposition.
The armed forces did not heed the call, and those killed in ensuing clashes between police and protesters on Tuesday and Wednesday included two teenage boys.
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