President Hugo Chavez has taken his country by surprise, imposing a ban on alcohol sales during Holy Week that has prompted a run on liquor stores by an alarmed public.Aimed at reducing the spike in alcohol-linked accidents and crimes during the holiday period, Chavez's government has prohibited the sale of alcoholic beverages on Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Sunday next week.A more limited ban — restricting sales to between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., including at restaurants and bars — went into effect Friday that will last through Apr. 9.The sudden, unprecedented measure confused many Venezuelans who raced to stash up before Friday's cutoff, thinking that would be their last chance to buy for more than a week....
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