Anti-government protesters clashed with police in Venezuela, leaving three people shot to death and nearly two dozen injured, authorities said.

Two people were killed in the capital of Caracas during the protests Wednesday, Venezuelan attorney general Luisa Ortega said.

Mayor Ramon Muchacho of Chacao, a municipality in greater Caracas, confirmed a third fatality on his Twitter account.

At least 23 people were injured, and government and private vehicles torched by protesters, Ortega told state-run Venezuelan news agency.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro described the recent protests as a possible coup against his government.

The interior minister said about 30 people were arrested for vandalism acts Wednesday.

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