Venezuela opposition says it has proof it won election

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's opposition said it had voting-tally proof it had won the election claimed by President Nicolas Maduro, as anti-government protests erupted across the country, with police firing tear gas to disperse protesters in the capital Caracas.

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Demonstrators took to the streets after Maduro was declared winner of the disputed poll, including near the presidential Miraflores palace in Caracas.

Many staged "cacerolazo" demonstrations across the country a traditional Latin American protest in which people bang pots and pans. Some who later marched took their pots and pans with them.