Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos, left, gives a speech next to Defense Minister Luis Carlos Villegas at the presidential palace in Bogota September 9, 2015. Reuters/Efrain Herrera/Colombian Presidency/Handout
Colombia has said that two Venezuelan military jets entered its airspace without warning or authorisation.
The planes encroached into Colombian airspace twice on Saturday morning, according to the defence ministry.
They reportedly flew over a border military base in the Alta Guajira region before returning to Venezuela.
Colombian officials have demanded an explanation from Venezuela, which has yet to comment. Relations between the two countries have been tense.
"Initially the Venezuelan military planes entered 2.9km (1.8 miles) into Colombian airspace," a statement from Colombia's Ministry of Defence said.
The jets then returned to Venezuela and crossed into Colombian airspace again, "flying over a military base in the La Flor region".
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