Unknown assailants early Jan. 19 threw five tear gas canisters at the headquarters of the Apostolic Nunciature in north Caracas, the Vatican’s embassy in Venezuela, El Universal reported. The canisters exploded inside the building. Assailants also lobbed tear gas canisters at the house of an anti-government media mogul and torched a student leader’s car, Reuters reported. Pro-government group La Piedrita allegedly was behind the attacks.