Man set alight during Venezuela protest, death toll rises to 48

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro blasted opposition protesters on Sunday for setting a man on fire during a rally the previous day.

Maduro accused the protesters of targeting the man for being pro-government, identifying the victim as 21-year-old Orlando Figuera. He is currently being treated in hospital for severe burns.

Witnesses to the incident on Saturday afternoon said protesters had accused Figuera of being a thief. Some among about 100 anti-Maduro demonstrators had doused Figuera in gasoline and set him alight.

An opposition activist was shot dead the same day, bring the death toll after seven weeks of protests to 48.

(CGTN)