Article 76PH9 Venezuelan police officers arrested over alleged looting after earthquakes

Venezuelan police officers arrested over alleged looting after earthquakes

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Tom Phillips in Caracas, Sam Jones and agencies
from World news | The Guardian on (#76PH9)

Anger at authorities and government grows as local people, volunteers and rescue teams continue search for survivors

Four Venezuelan police officers have been arrested and are facing dismissal after being accused of looting cash from the rubble of a building that collapsed during last week's devastating twin earthquakes.

Local people and national and international rescue teams continue to search for survivors in the aftermath of the back-to-back quakes, which have killed almost 2,000 people, injured more than 10,000, and left tens of thousands missing.

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