Venezuelan Assembly Vows to Defend Country After Border Attack

In the boats captured from the mercenary groups, high-calibre weapons were found, as well as satellite phones, uniforms and even helmets with a United States flag. La Guaira, Venezuela, May 3, 2020.

In the boats captured from the mercenary groups, high-calibre weapons were found, as well as satellite phones, uniforms and even helmets with a United States flag. La Guaira, Venezuela, May 3, 2020. | Photo: Twitter/ @Mission_Truth

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The President of the Constituent Assembly, Diosdado Cabello, slammed on Sunday the latest attempt by armed terrorists to infiltrate Venezuela’s border by means of a naval invasion from Colombia.

During the failed assault, Venezuelan forces killed about 6 terrorists related to different destabilization plans.

Also, 10 rifles were seized, two machine guns, six trucks and a boat, all that would be used to carry out terrorist acts.

Cabello said that the incident is still under investigation by the Venezuelan authorities, but he vowed, on behalf of the Constituent Assembly, to confront these terrorists that seek to harm the South American nation.

“We must summarize that terrorists captured are not the only ones who came in the operation. It is under investigation.  We don’t know if there are people who died at sea, or run away,” he said.

“One of the dead is ‘alias Pantera’ who commanded one of the paramilitary training groups in Colombia.”

According to Cabello, this was a coup financed by the United States, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the government of Ivan Duque, president of Colombia.

One of the arrested terrorists is a DEA agent. “He was proven by operations he conducted. It is sad that those who call themselves Venezuelans are financed by the drug trade, by drug money.” Cabello said.

Cabello referred to the recent request by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, to update plans to reopen the U.S. Embassy in Caracas.

Pompeo arrogantly stated during a press conference that “we must be ready to return to Venezuela as soon as Maduro steps aside” […]

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