Humanitarian aid has become a key focus of the power struggle between Maduro and Guaido, who has been recognised as interim leader by more than 50 countries. Hours later, Caracas said it had sealed the Colombian border across the whole of Tachira — the western state that borders Cucuta — citing threats to Venezuela’s security. The violence occurred in southeastern Bolivar state close to the border with Brazil, which Maduro ordered closed on Thursday. Guaido appeared alongside Colombian President Ivan Duque, Chile’s Sebastian Pinera and Mario Abdo of Paraguay as crowds cheered. A rival pro-Maduro concert was taking place a few hundred yards away on the Venezuelan side of the border in Urena.

Source: The Express Tribune February 23, 2019 07:18 UTC