Opponents of Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro braved tear gas as they rescued boxes of emergency food and medicine from burning trucks during violent clashes on the Colombian border with security forces blocking the entry of U.S.-supplied humanitarian aid. But almost as soon as the aid convoy departed, the limitations of Guaido's high-stakes gamble became clear. Demonstrators throw stones after a truck with humanitarian aid was set on fire at the Francisco de Paula Santander international bridge. People unload humanitarian aid from a truck that was set on fire at a bridge on the border between Colombia and Venezuela as seen from Cucuta, Colombia, on Saturday. Opposition leaders are pushing forward in belief that whether Maduro lets the aid in or not, he will come out weakened.

Source: CBC News February 23, 2019 14:03 UTC