Opposition candidate killed in Venezuela as voting begins

A leading activist and an opposition candidate have been killed as voting gets underway in Venezuela for a controversial new assembly.

Opposition candidate killed in Venezuela as voting begins

A leading activist and an opposition candidate have been killed as voting gets underway in Venezuela for a controversial new assembly.

José Felix Pineda, a 39-year-old lawyer running in the election, was shot in his home while Ricardo Campos, a youth secretary with the opposition party, was shot dead during a protest.

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