Saturday, June 25, 2011

South American Snapshot

"PRISON RAID TURNS DEADLY -- Relatives of inmates at a prison in Guatire, Venezuela, consoled one another yesterday after National Guard troops stormed the facility in an effort to quell a bloody riot. At least two soldiers were killed and 18 others wounded(Boston Globe June 18 2011)."  

Update: Hugo Chávez in Critical Condition In Cuban Hospital