Venezuelans Cross Simon Bolivar Bridge (VIDEO)
10th February 2019
Tensions in Venezuela escalated several weeks ago when Venezuelan opposition parliament speaker Juan Guaido declared himself interim president, disputing last year's re-election of Maduro. Guaido was almost immediately recognised by the United States and several other countries.
Thousands of people cross the Simon Bolivar bridge on the Colombian border on a daily basis, according to numbers provided by the Colombian immigration office.
The Venezuelan government insists that the country is not experiencing a humanitarian crisis, with President Nicolas Maduro, who believes Washington is responsible for staging a state coup, earlier slamming US assistance as a "political show".
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