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Venezuela blows up border bridges with Colombia

Venezuela has blown up two pedestrian bridges on its border with Colombia in the latest sign of deteriorating relations between the Andean neighbours.

Soldiers destroyed the walkways because they were being used by illegal militia and drug traffickers, said Eusebio Aguero, an army general based in the border state of Táchira.

"Uniformed men, apparently from the Venezuelan army, arrived in trucks on the Venezuelan side at two pedestrian bridges that link communities on both sides and then proceeded to dynamite them," Silva said.

Webmaster's Commentary: 

Venezuela's military might also have considered the bridges an excellent crossing point from which US commandos could have entered Venezuela to attempt some kind of destabilization activities against the Chavez government.

And given the rather sordid history of US intervention in South America, they could well have been correct.

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Posted on Nov 20, 2009 at 18:22
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