Nicolas Maduro expells Colombia embassy staff as row with neighbour deepens (Image: EXPRESS)
Mr Maduro, who is currently embroiled in a leadership dispute with Juan Guaido, confirmed the break in relations with Colombia as the Venezuelan military used tear gas against volunteers unloading aid near the the Colombia-Venezuela border. The footage taken on the Francisco de Paula bridge along the border was sent by a Colombian government source showed on Saturday.The bridge, near the town of Urena, Venezuela, is one of three across which opposition leader Mr Guaido is hoping to pass much-needed food and medicine.
The source said that Venezuelan soldiers had also fired rubber bullets – but it was not immediately possible to verify.
The clashes occurred as Venezuelan opposition leader Mr Guaido – who has been recognised as Venezuela's interim leader by