May 16 (UPI) -- Venezuelan officials said at least two people died in protests, raising the death toll to about 40 people killed since mass anti-government demonstrations began nearly two months ago.
Venezuelan Ombudsman Tarek William Saab said 17-year-old Luis Alviarez died on Monday in the western state of Táchira. He said authorities will launch an "exhaustive investigation of this terrible act to clarify the truth."