On the 8th anniversary of the April 11-13 coup and counter coup

Metropolitan police fire against supporters of president Hugo Chavez (agencies).

Rebelling generals and a representative of the Catholic Church try to convince Chavez to resign (agencies).

Ex-president of PDVSA Guaicaipuro Lameda talks tries to negotiated with metropolitan police to allow the opposition march to go towards the presidential palace Miraflores, where Chavez supporters are demonstrating (Enrique Hernandez).

The opposition marches on towards the palace (Enrique Hernandez).

National guard try to prevent a confrontation between opposition and supporters, and hold opposition back with tear gas (Enrique Hernandez).

National guard and Chavez supporters guard the national palace (Enrique Hernandez).

But in Avenue Baralt snipers are firing on the Chavistas from above. This man fires back in self defence. Later, opposition media use a similar photo taken from a different angle to suggest that Chavistas fired on the opposition (Enrique Hernandez).

Chavez supporters rallied all around the palace, in surrounding streets and plazas. Here they are in Avenue Urdaneta (Enrique Hernandez).

One of the injured in hospital (Enrique Hernandez). The photographer, Hernandez, was also among four photographers who were shot. Hernandez recovered, another is in a wheel chair, and another died.

April 13: Following massive protests by Chavez supporters outside the palace, the National Guard organise and recover the palace (agencies).

Chavez returns very early in the morning of April 14 (agencies).

April 13 Chavista protest in Barquisimeto.