Washington warned on Friday that it could impose tough new sanctions on Venezuela if Maduro blocked the aid shipments. However, Venezuelan security forces halted the convoys with a barrage of teargas. On Friday, a married couple in a nearby indigenous community were shot dead by security forces. Nearby, thousands of white-clad protesters gathered outside a military base in Caracas to demand that the armed forces allow the aid in. "Please join this struggle, get on the right side of history, allow the humanitarian aid to enter."

Source: bd News24 February 23, 2019 21:22 UTC