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| | Friday, 6 December, 2002, 12:45 GMT In pictures: Venezuela strike intensifies Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has vowed to break a crippling week-long general strike hitting the country's vital oil industry. Meanwhile, supporters and opponents of the president have been confronting each other on the streets.  Tanker crews have joined the striking opposition protesters  A woman prays for a victim of the Caracas shootings, as President Chavez denies any role in them  Opponents and supporters of President Chavez clashed in Caracas  There were six arrests after gunmen shot dead three demonstrators in Caracas  The Friday night shooting spread panic at the opposition rally in Altamira Plaza  Violence erupted in Caracas just after opposition leaders said they would extend the strike  Some demonstrators are out in support of the president | |
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