BOGOTA, Colombia _ At least a dozen people were injured, including five Venezuelan congressmen, after a mob surrounded the National Assembly and began attacking people with flagpoles and sticks, officials reported.
Videos posted by the official National Assembly Twitter account showed masked men, who appeared to be government supporters, carrying flags and poles and apparently beating people as tear gas filled the air. Other pictures showed men trying to force their way into the building and congressional workers inside the parliament bleeding from the head.
President Nicolas Maduro was spending the day overseeing a military parade marking the 206th anniversary of Venezuela's independence from the Spanish.
The new attack comes amid more than 90 days of anti-government protests that have left more than 80 dead and thousands detained. The opposition is demanding general elections, humanitarian aid and the release of political prisoners. Maduro and his socialist administration, meanwhile, are pursuing unpopular plans to overhaul the constitution.
