Hundreds of students staged a protest in Caracas Tuesday to campaign for a no vote in a referendum scheduled Sunday by President Hugo Chavez.
About 300 students gathered outside the Catholic University Andres Bello in the capital, occupying a major highway that runs through the west of the capital. The four hour protest, which was adorned with placards attacking the referendum, caused huge traffic jams forcing rush-hour drivers to wait it out.
"We students will keep coming out on to the street to demand freedom and democracy," said Roberto Diaz, a 21-year old law student at the university.
Dozens of police and national guard were …
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