The Venezuelan regime has repressed an indigenous community favorable to the entrance of humanitarian aid: at least one death

One person died and at least 15 were injured during an army operation in the indigenous community of San Francisco de Yuruaní.. The incident occurred in the municipality of Gran Sabana, in the state of Bolívar, a few kilometers from the border with Brazil.

"The natives had an alcabala and the army bus, which was heading for Santa Elena de Uairén, shot them"Tamara Suju, a lawyer and human rights defender, told on Twitter.

Opposition deputies Américo de Grazia and Ángel Medina have denounced the existence of a the confrontation between the army and the indigenous community, which defends the entrance of humanitarian aid to Venezuela. This happens a few hours after the closure of the border with Brazil.

The deceased woman, named Zoraida Rodríguez, is an empanada saleswoman who was in the area. in which the shooting was recorded, while the wounded are all men.

People with less serious injuries were transferred to Rosario Vera Zurita hospital, according to The National. On the other hand, the most serious ones were interned in Boa Vista.

The Venezuelan newspaper identified some of the injured: Evencio and Event Pérez, 21; Fidel Pulido and Neil Hernández, 26; Alfredo Pérez, 46 years old; Undecimo Fernández, 48 years old; and Rolando García, 51 years old.

But the tension continues. Suju said community members arrested three soldiers. "They isolated them so that the Minister of Defense (Vladimir Padrino López) can find them."