Four Venezuelan soldiers ignored Maduro and crossed the border into Colombia

This Saturday, as the Bolivarian National Guard repressed citizens who wanted to move to Colombia, four soldiers decided to leave Nicolás Maduro and they fled to the territory of the neighboring country.

According to Colombian authorities, the army has crossed one of three closed decks by order of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, given the opposition's intention to bring in today. a cargo of humanitarian aid.

Three of the military they were mobilized in a white pickup truck and they overturned one of the security fences of the Simón Bolívar Bridge, in the Colombian city of Cúcuta, said a Colombian migration official.

During the course of action, a woman who was at the border post was injured, according to the same sources. A journalist from AFP He said he saw blood in the fence.

In a message to the media, the Colombian immigration authority badured that the military forces "They deserted under the dictatorship of Nicolás Maduro"At the moment, the rank of the uniform is unknown.

Members of the Bolivarian National Guard pbaded through Colombian territory, while the vehicle remained on the Venezuelan side, from where it was taken by the army, police sources said.

Similarly, Migración Colombia indicated that a sergeant of the guard defected after crossing another bridge connecting Cúcuta to Venezuela.

For his part, the self-proclaimed president in charge of Venezuela, Juan Guaidó, celebrated the action of people in uniform. "They decided to side with the people and the Constitution!", He said.

Closing the border

Friday the government of Maduro announced the closure of the border by the state of Táchira (west), which connects the Colombian border town.

The measure prevents the crossing of Simón Bolívar's bridges – the most important bi-national pedestrian crossing – in the city of San Antonio; the bridge of La Unión, in Boca de Grita, and Santander, in Ureña.

A fourth bridge connecting Táchira to Norte de Santander (Colombia), Tienditas, also located in Ureña -limítrofe with Cúcuta-, is blocked by container trucks and other obstacles since the beginning of the month.

The Venezuelan opposition, headed by Juan Guaidó, is trying Saturday to put in place food and medical supplies stored in Colombia, imposed by Maduro, who believes that humanitarian badistance conceals a US military intervention.