Death toll jumps to 20 in Venezuela protests

The death toll in three weeks of violence at anti-government protests in Venezuela jumped to 20 people after a night of clashes and pillaging left 12 people dead in Caracas.Riot police and pro-government vigilantes fought running battles with protesters demanding the ouster of President Nicolas Maduro on the capital's east, west and south sides, witnesses said."It was like a war," said 33-year-old construction worker Carlos Yanez, a resident of the southwestern district of El Valle.