Tension flared up between Venezuela and Colombia

English.news.cn 2015-09-15 14:46:28

Venezuelan soldiers watch at the border pass of Paraguachon, of Guajira municipalty, in Zulia State, Venezuela, on Sept. 14, 2015.

Venezuelan soldiers watch at the border pass of Paraguachon, of Guajira municipalty, in Zulia State, Venezuela, on Sept. 14, 2015. Tensions have flared up between Venezuela and Colombia since last month when Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro ordered to close several major border crossings with Colombia and deported 1,300 Colombians last month in what he said was a crackdown on smuggling and crime. (Xinhua/Boris Vergara)

CARACAS, Sept. 14 (Xinhua) -- Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez denied on Monday that a Venezuelan military aircraft had violated Colombian airspace on Sunday.

The minister made the remarks in response to an accusation made by the Colombian government. Full story

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Tension flared up between Venezuela and Colombia

English.news.cn | 2015-09-15 14:46:28 | Editor: xuxin

Venezuelan soldiers watch at the border pass of Paraguachon, of Guajira municipalty, in Zulia State, Venezuela, on Sept. 14, 2015.

CARACAS, Sept. 14 (Xinhua) -- Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez denied on Monday that a Venezuelan military aircraft had violated Colombian airspace on Sunday.

The minister made the remarks in response to an accusation made by the Colombian government. Full story

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