Two people have been killed in clashes in Venezuela during a nationwide strike against President Nicolas Maduro's plans to re-write the country's constitution.
Yesterday's 24-hour stoppage affected areas of the capital and other regions, including the country's second-biggest city of Maracaibo, with businesses shuttered, public transport stalled and streets often deserted.
Riot police and soldiers fired tear gas at protesters, who blocked streets with debris in parts of Caracas and set a police booth on fire.
Street blockades continued overnight.
Prosecutors said a 24-year-old man was killed on the outskirts of Caracas and a 23-year-old man was killed in the city of Valencia. They did not say who was responsible for the deaths.
This brings to 99 the death toll in anti-government protests since April.
Protesters also hurled rocks at workers with VTV state television, who were rescued by riot police.
Nearly 370 protesters were arrested in Caracas and four other states, the NGO Foro Penal reported.
In pro-government parts of the capital, however, life went on as normal.
Some workers in public offices were reluctant to take part, scared it would cost them their jobs.
Maduro seized on the areas of normality to claim victory over the strikers, saying key sectors were "100%" unaffected by the strike.
Opposition leaders, however, claimed 85% adherence to the strike.
"The people have given evidence that will not bend to their knees," said senior opposition figure Henrique Capriles.
Mr Maduro is under fire over plans for a election on 30 July of a citizens' body - a "Constituent Assembly" - to rewrite the constitution.
Critics see it as a power grab.
US President Donald Trump has warned of unspecified "swift economic actions" if the vote goes ahead.
Mr Maduro said the threat made him "more than ever" determined to hold the election.
