More than 20 hurt, 39 detained at Venezuela protests: rights group

More than 20 people were injured and 39 were detained at anti-government protests in Venezuela on Wednesday, the head of a local rights group said.

The injuries included three people who were shot in the northwestern city of Maracaibo, said Alfredo Romero, on a day of nationwide protests against leftist President Nicolas Maduro's handling of a devastating economic crisis.