A government supporter set on fire during opposition riots in Venezuela's capital, Caracas, is in a coma suffering from severe burns and stab wounds, his doctor told RT. Another man was also injured by rioters who were apparently trying to kill him.
Gruesome footage of a man named Orlando Figuera, 21, was broadcast on state television this weekend. It shows dozens of people at an anti-government demonstration in Caracas surrounding the man, dousing him with gasoline, and setting him on fire in Plaza Altamira in the east of city."He received six wounds in the torso with burns over 54 percent of his body surface, both second and third degree," Alexis Parra Soler, a doctor treating Figuera, told RT.
Horrifying images from the scene show Figuera running while nearly naked with flames on his back. "A person was set on fire, beaten up, stabbed... They nearly lynched him, just because he shouted out that he was a 'Chavista,'" said Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, referring to supporters of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela established by late leader Hugo Chavez.
Speaking on state TV, Maduro described the torching as "a hate crime and a crime against humanity." The 21-year-old victim, who sustained heavy injuries, severe burns, and stab wounds, was taken to intense care.
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