Brazil and Venezuela in clash with the military for humanitarian aid
Brazil and Venezuela in clash with the military for humanitarian aid.
Two dead on the border between Brazil and Venezuela in clashes with the military for humanitarian aid.
It is reported that 15 people were injured after the confrontation, the victims tried to prevent soldiers from blocking a road for the entry of humanitarian aid
Two indigenous people killed and 15 wounded left a confrontation with Venezuelan military on Friday in the border area with Brazil, when they tried to prevent soldiers from blocking a road for the entry of humanitarian aid, reported a human rights group.
"An indigenous woman and her husband were killed and at least 15 other members of the Pemón indigenous community of the municipality of Gran Sabana were injured after the attack of a convoy of the National Guard" in the state of Bolívar (south), the NGO reported to AFP Kapé Kapé.
Pemón Indians tried to prevent a caravan of military vehicles from advancing towards the border with Brazil to block it, after President Nicolás Maduro ordered Thursday to close it before what he said possible "provocations" with humanitarian aid.
Opposition leader Juan Guaidó, recognized as interim president by 50 countries, set Saturday for the entry of medicines and food, most sent by the United States, to collection centers in Colombia, Brazil and the island of Curaçao.