Tachira Venezuela moves paratroopers in on reports of paramilitary missions from Colombia

Posted on February 21, 2014 • Filed under: Conflicts, Police/Military Activity, Venezuela, Venezuela Conflict 2014

Globalpost.com reported that the Venezuelan government ordered paratroopers Thursday to a border city where growing student protests began over two weeks ago, with President Nicolas Maduro angrily rejecting US calls for dialogue. The nationwide demonstrations, led by students and the opposition, have left at least four people dead and dozens hurt in the biggest challenge to Maduro since he took power from the late Hugo Chavez last year. The military response came in response to claims from the government that Colombians were crossing the border there “to carry out paramilitary missions” in Venezuela. Read Article

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