Venezuelan Soldiers Open Fire On Cvilians At Border Crossing

Daily Mail: One dead and 12 injured as Venezuelan troops open fire on civilians trying to keep Brazilian border open for aid - a day after Guaido's trucks rammed through roadblocks

* Venezuelan troops 'opened fire' after arriving at a village where civilians were trying to keep border open
* Woman named as Zorayda Rodriguez, 42, was killed and 12 were injured, four seriously, it has been reported
* Dramatic video shows a clash between President Nicolas Maduro's troops and backers of his rival Juan Guaido
* Security forces shown standing in path of trucks which are believed to have been on their way to the border
* Maduro is trying to block US aid from entering Venezuela but Guaido is planning to bring it in on Saturday
* Rival pop concerts set to take place at either end of a blockaded border bridge today as tensions mount

One person has been killed and 12 are injured after Venezuelan troops opened fire on civilians trying to keep a border checkpoint open for aid deliveries.

Troops arrived at a checkpoint set up by an indigenous community in Kumarakapai, on Venezuela's southern border with Brazil early this morning.

But when civilians tried to block a convoy of tanks, soldiers opened fire shooting 12 and killing a woman named as Zorayda Rodriguez, 42. Gran Sabana Mayor Emilio Gonzalez said soldiers fired rubber bullets and tear gas and the injured people were taken for medical treatment.

The villagers are believed to have been trying to keep open a section of the border so that aid could be moved into the area from Brazil.

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