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Venezuela blocks off second bridge to Colombia as Guaido flies to Brazil
Source: The Guardian
Venezuela blocks off second bridge to Colombia as Guaidó flies to Brazil
• Shipping containers positioned across Simón Bolívar bridge
• Guaidó travels to Brazil to try to ramp up pressure on Maduro
Joe Parkin Daniels in Bogotá and Clavel Rangel in Puerto Ordaz
Wed 27 Feb 2019 23.05 GMT
Venezuelan authorities have blockaded a second bridge to Colombia amid fresh skirmishes between protesters and security forces loyal to the embattled leader Nicolás Maduro.
The move came as opposition leader Juan Guaidó travelled to Brazil to shore up international pressure on Maduro following an inconclusive meeting of regional leaders in Colombia earlier this week.
Early on Wednesday, two shipping containers were positioned across the Simón Bolívar bridge, a major pedestrian crossing between the two countries, following days of sporadic violence.
The bridge was the focus of a failed weekend attempt to bring US food aid into the country as part of Guaidó’s campaign campaign to force Maduro from power.
-snip-
• Shipping containers positioned across Simón Bolívar bridge
• Guaidó travels to Brazil to try to ramp up pressure on Maduro
Joe Parkin Daniels in Bogotá and Clavel Rangel in Puerto Ordaz
Wed 27 Feb 2019 23.05 GMT
Venezuelan authorities have blockaded a second bridge to Colombia amid fresh skirmishes between protesters and security forces loyal to the embattled leader Nicolás Maduro.
The move came as opposition leader Juan Guaidó travelled to Brazil to shore up international pressure on Maduro following an inconclusive meeting of regional leaders in Colombia earlier this week.
Early on Wednesday, two shipping containers were positioned across the Simón Bolívar bridge, a major pedestrian crossing between the two countries, following days of sporadic violence.
The bridge was the focus of a failed weekend attempt to bring US food aid into the country as part of Guaidó’s campaign campaign to force Maduro from power.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/feb/27/venezuela-bridge-simon-bolivar-colombia-maduro
