Venezuela Declares State of Emergency Near Colombian Border
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Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro declared a state of emergency in an area bordering Colombia after an attack on Venezuelan soldiers who were conducting an anti-smuggling operation.
An additional 1,500 troops have been deployed in the affected part of Tachira state, Maduro said Friday evening. Existing closures of border crossings in the area will be extended indefinitely, he said.