NEWS FROM VENEZUELA

NEWS BY EDDI BORGES FROM ADM 3

Venezuela crisis: 

Pompeo demands aid corridor opened

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has demanded Venezuela reopen a bridge on the Colombian border for an aid shipment organised by the opposition.

Venezuelan soldiers have blocked the crossing ahead of a delivery arranged by opposition leader Juan Guaidó, who has declared himself interim president.

President Nicolás Maduro, who has the support of the army, has rejected letting it into the country.

What is happening at the border?

The Venezuelan military had used a tanker truck and a cargo container to block access to the Tienditas bridge which links Cucuta, Colombia to Urena, Venezuela, opposition politician Franklyn Duarte told AFP news agency.

"Troops from the armed forces are blocking the pass", he said.