In Venezuela, dozens of pro-government activists have stormed into Venezuela's opposition controlled National Assembly and attacked lawmakers, leaving several hurt and bleeding.<br/><br/>AFP quoting witnesses said, about 100 government supporters brandishing sticks and dressed in red broke through the front gate and set off fireworks in the interior gardens of the building. <br/><br/>The attackers ordered journalists to stop filming and taking photographs and leave the premises. The opposition-controlled legislature was holding a special session to mark independence day when the government supporters burst in.<br/><br/>Tension is high in Venezuela after three months of anti-government protests that have seen 90 people killed in clashes with police. <br/><br/>Protesters blame President Nicolas Maduro for a desperate economic crisis. He said the chaos is the result of a US-backed capitalist conspiracy by the opposition.