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Venezuelans and Colombians cross the Tachira river to evade Venezuelan national guards on the Simon Bolivar bridge, in San Antonio
03 Nov 2009
Source: Reuters
 
Venezuelans and Colombians cross the Tachira river to evade Venezuelan national guards on the Simon Bolivar bridge, in San Antonio November 3, 2009. Gunmen have killed two Venezuelan soldiers near the border with Colombia in the latest incident fuelling tensions between the Andean neighbors, Caracas said on Tuesday. A gang of four men on motorbikes ambushed the two soldiers at a checkpoint in Venezuela's western state of Tachira where Colombian rebels, paramilitary militia on both sides and drug-trafficking groups all operate. REUTERS/Manuel Hernandez (VENEZUELA POLITICS MILITARY CONFLICT)
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