A total of five people were injured on Tuesday at the Libertador Experimental Pedagogic University (UPEL) as the sequel of student protests against the changes to the Constitution prompted by President Hugo Chávez.

According to early versions, a meeting was being held at the university located in Barquisimeto, the capital city of central-western Lara state. A gang rode their motorbikes to the site and attacked the participants.

The clash resulted in five people wounded, including a member of the university internal security corps, said university sources, DPA quoted.

In the meantime, some students from another university in neighboring Yaracuy state staged a demonstration in solidarity with their fellows. Some weeks ago, students started to take the streets to protest against the draft constitutional reform that will be voted in a referendum on December 2nd.

Demonstrations stretched out to Andean Táchira state, where some students were injured and 28 were detained on Monday.