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Added on the 08/06/2019 17:51:27 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Dozens of Venezuelan migrants are stuck at a makeshift camp on the border city of Cucuta, Colombia, as they wait to cross into their home country. IMAGES
Venezuelan migrants living in Colombia protest against the government of President Nicolas Maduro during a march that ended in a prayer for peace and freedom for their country on the Simon Bolivar International Bridge, at the border between the two countries. IMAGES
Colombia President Gustavo Petro attends a ceremony on the Simon Bolivar International Bridge to mark the reopening of the border with Venezuela for goods vehicles. This reopening is the first step towards the complete re-establishment of commercial relationships between the two countries, which were worth around $7.2 billion in 2008. IMAGES
Venezuelans gather in the street in Urena, near the border with Colombia, where earlier in the day President Nicolas Maduro's security forces fired tear gas and rubber bullets on a crowd awaiting the distribution of humanitarian aid, as tensions spiked ahead of an opposition deadline to bring in food and medical aid. IMAGES
Security forces use tear gas to disperse Venezuelan protesters gathered at the Venezuela-Colombia border, after Nicolas Maduro's governement announced the closure of the border. IMAGES