Venezuelan opposition leader Guaidó vows crippling strikes

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido said the country’s public servants would carry out a strike, beginning on Thursday.

"We will keep going with more strength than ever," Guaidó tweeted. Pro-government rallies are also taking place.

The rival demonstrations come after President Nicolás Maduro said he had stopped an "attempted coup" on Tuesday.

Guaidó says he is backed by members of the armed forces, but Maduro claims he still has their support.

On Wednesday both pro- and anti-government supporters held large demonstrations.

Both were initially peaceful but there were then reports of gunfire in the city. Later on Wednesday a local NGO, the Venezuelan Observatory of Social Conflict, said a 27-year-old woman had been shot dead during a rally in the opposition stronghold of Altamira.

At least 27 people were injured in the clashes.