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Venezuelan children wait to exchange toy guns for non-weapon-like toys as part of a government project to reduce violence in the area, in the Petare district of Caracas. REUTERS/Susana Gonzalez
Venezuelan children wait to exchange toy guns for non-weapon-like toys as part of a government project to reduce violence in the area, in the Petare district of Caracas. REUTERS/Susana Gonzalez
