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(25 Jun 2017) Young protesters clashed with security forces near an air base in Caracas in another day of anti-government protests in Venezuela's capital.Saturday's clashes took place after a mass demonstration next to La Carlota base where a 22-year-old protester was killed this week when a national guardsman shot him in the chest at close range with rubber bullets.President Nicolas Maduro said in an address to troops on Saturday that he had managed to break up a US-backed plot to oust him. Like his predecessor, the late Hugo Chavez, Maduro frequently accuses the U.S. of trying to topple Venezuela's socialist administration.He praised Venezuela's military for standing by his socialist government and he warned that attempts are underway to try to sow further dissent.More than 70 people have been killed and hundreds injured in almost three months of demonstrations.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

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