Maduro was determined to keep foreign aid out of his country, and the Venezuelan opposition saw an opportunity. Some of the desperately needed aid was burned at the border, and four people were reported dead. Earlier this month, as food donated largely by the United States made its way to the Colombian border town of Cúcuta, his government barricaded an already-closed border bridge between Colombia and Venezuela, using tanker trucks and containers. With the border sealed, the political skirmishing intensified — and the focus was on the aid piling at the border. Tear gas was still wafting over the border as the aid trucks were taken back into warehouses on the Colombian side.

Source: bd News24 February 26, 2019 06:56 UTC