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Violent clashes on anniversary of bloody protest

Anti-government protesters clashed with police in Caracas on Thursday during a march on the anniversary of last year's bloody protest movement. Some covered their faces with bandanas and threw projectiles at police officers clad in riot gear who responded with tear gas canisters. The protesters also set fire to bags of rubbish and used a truck to unload broken bricks on to the street to block traffic. Violent clashes also broke out earlier in San Cristobal, an anti-government stronghold in western Venezuela's Tachira state. Earlier in the day, both friends and foes of Venezuela's socialist government braved pouring rain to stage competing marches in the capital. A small group of students rallied against the government near one of the country's largest universities, but they were outnumbered by lines of riot police. In a different part of town, a larger number of government supporters marched in a demonstration of support for embattled President Nicolas Maduro . Maduro, meanwhile, said his administration foiled a coup attempt that was supposed to take place on Thursday and he alleged it had US backing. He said five air force officers, including a general, were detained for plotting to use a military jet to bomb the presidential palace. He provided no evidence or other details. Opposition leaders called masses of supporters into the streets last February, setting off months of violent protests that resulted in more than 40 people being killed, including both Maduro supporters and opponents. Dozens of protesters remain jailed, while the social issues they railed against last year- a faltering economy, widespread shortages and pervasive violent crime - have only got worse. You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you... Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork