Anti-government demonstrators pretend to bat gas canisters to police during riots in Caracas

Anti-government demonstrators pretend to bat gas canisters to police during riots in Caracas April 1, 2014. Venezuelan troops dispersed opposition demonstrators with teargas on Tuesday and blocked anti-government activist Maria Corina Machado, recently stripped of her seat in the National Assembly, from reaching the legislature. REUTERS/Christian Veron (VENEZUELA – Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)