Venezuela: 20 wounded riots at border closure – ElSol.com.ar – Diario de Mendoza, Argentina

Twenty wounded left the clashes between protesters and the Bolivarian National Guard in the Venezuelan population of Ureña, during protests against the blockade of the pbadage between the two countries, the same day the entry of the Humanitarian aid is expected in Venezuela.

The injured were transferred to the Ureña Medical Specialties Center, where specialists confirmed to Efe that these 20 people had entered this private clinic after clashes with people in uniform.

The three wounded by bullets are men, one of them received a shot in one eye and the other two in the back.

The situation in the region is complicated by intermittent clashes between uniforms and protesters who want the blockade lifted when humanitarian aid between Colombia and Venezuela enters Venezuela.

Earlier, it was reported that a sergeant from the Armed Forces militia had been injured while he was participating in one of those clashes in which tear gas and stones were being traded. .

The blockade of land communications, ordered by Nicolás Maduro 's government, came into effect on the day the Venezuelan opposition plans to enter through humanitarian aid provided by various governments and which is not in force. is accumulated in cities such as Cúcuta, Colombia. .

Also in Táchira, a hundred people gathered that day on the bridge Francisco de Paula Santander to request the blockage of the pbadage.

The Venezuelan opposition, which does not recognize the new six-year term that Nicolás Maduro swore on Jan. 10, says the country is going through a "complex humanitarian emergency" and has asked the international community to help it cope with it. .

Part of this aid is stored in Cucuta and opponents said they would enter the country this Saturday in the midst of a major citizen mobilization.

However, the Venezuelan government reported Friday the "total" closure of the border with Colombia, while alleged "threats" to its sovereignty emanate from that country.