Bloody Clashes On Venezuela's Borders Over Humanitarian Aid

Daily Mail: International pressure mounts on Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro as more than 100 troops desert amid bloody clashes over aid that left four dead and hundreds injured

* International pressure builds on Nicolas Maduro after violent clashes over humanitarian aid left four dead
* Venezuelan leader called a 'sick tyrant' and told his 'days are numbered' by US after aid trucks set on fire
* Secretary of State Mike Pompeo refused to rule out US military force as option as 100 troops abandon posts
* Brazil branded the blocking of humanitarian supplies criminal and urged allies to join a'liberation effort'

International pressure piled on Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro today as more than 100 government troops abandoned their posts following deadly clashes over humanitarian aid.

Washington insisted Maduro's 'days are numbered' after the blockade violence left four people dead and hundreds more injured.

Fierce confrontations erupted along the southern border with Brazil and western parts near Colombia, with reports of aid trucks being burned and civilians being shot with live ammunition, rubber bullets and tear gas.

At least four people were killed and hundreds injured as protesters clashed with police preventing vital supplies getting into Venezuela.

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