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Venezuela standoff turns deadly as troops block aid delivery
February 24, 2019 16:38 pm
CUCUTA, Feb 24: A U.S.-backed drive to deliver foreign aid to Venezuela met strong resistance as troops loyal to President Nicolas Maduro blocked the convoys at the border and fired tear gas on protesters in clashes that left two people dead and some 300 injured.
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