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Offline TomSea

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Venezuela soldiers abandon posts at Colombia border (BBC)
« on: February 23, 2019, 07:43:59 pm »
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Venezuela soldiers abandon posts at Colombia border

Soldiers from the Venezuelan national guard have left their posts ahead of an opposition-led effort to bring aid into the country, Colombia's migration agency said.

In a separate development, Venezuelan troops have fired tear gas at people looking to cross into Colombia to work.

Tensions have been rising over a row about the delivery of humanitarian aid.

See video at link, read more at: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-47343918

If you see the video, the Venezuelan soldiers abandoned their posts, crash through the barricades in an armored vehicle and the crowd scatters, it looks like a girl, 13 years old or so, got a bad knot on her head from the flying steel and she was badly bloodied. This is pretty dramatic. I hope she is okay. I think the above is the correct interpretation.  More coverage of events at link.

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Re: Venezuela soldiers abandon posts at Colombia border (BBC)
« Reply #1 on: February 23, 2019, 08:43:05 pm »
Things are falling apart at the Venezula - Colombia border.  Troops loyal to Maduro fired upon a truck that had aid.
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