Venezuelan Soldiers Have Entered Colombia In Hot Pursuit Of Smugglers

Reuters: Venezuelan soldiers entered Colombia, fired weapons - Colombian army

Members of Venezuela's national guard crossed into Colombia on Friday, firing their weapons and setting a motorcycle on fire, the Colombian army said, amid an on-going diplomatic crisis between the two countries.

About 15 Venezuelan soldiers entered Maicao municipality in eastern La Guajira province in apparent pursuit of an individual on a motorcycle who had attempted to cross the border into Venezuela, the Colombian army said in a statement.

Relations between the South American neighbors have been tense since Venezuela closed major border crossings in recent weeks a

Update: Colombia says Venezuelan troops crossed border illegally -- AP

WNU Editor: A rogue operation .... a situation that got out of hand .... or a deliberate Venezuelan sanctioned operation .... we do not know the answers yet. But what we do know is that tensions on the Colombian-Venezuelan border have just increased.