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GatoGordo

(2,412 posts)
Sat Feb 23, 2019, 11:26 PM Feb 2019

Two armored vehicles from Venezuela break through Chavista blockade at Colombia border

Two tanks of the GNB break the barriers on the Simón Bolívar bridge
In the vehicles were three officers of the Bolivarian National Guard



translated from Spanish

For the NATIONAL
FEBRUARY 23, 2019 08:13 AM | UPDATED ON FEBRUARY 23, 2019 08:45 AM
Two tanks with three national guards broke the barriers placed by Nicolás Maduro on the Simón Bolívar International Bridge.

The GNB officials turned themselves in to the Colombian authorities.

Delcy Rodríguez reported on Friday the closure of the border bridges that connect Venezuela with Colombia.

She explained that the decision will be temporary, without specifying the duration of it.

Information in development




translation: # The Latest: Two tanks with three national guards break the barriers placed by the Maduro regime at the Simón Bolívar International Bridge

http://www.el-nacional.com/noticias/mundo/dos-tanquetas-gnb-rompen-las-barreras-puente-simon-bolivar_271992
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Two armored vehicles from Venezuela break through Chavista blockade at Colombia border (Original Post) GatoGordo Feb 2019 OP
Tanks? Marcuse Feb 2019 #1
Translation issues? (Google translate) GatoGordo Feb 2019 #2
 

GatoGordo

(2,412 posts)
2. Translation issues? (Google translate)
Sun Feb 24, 2019, 09:31 AM
Feb 2019

Also, the language. Example: gas pumps are called bombas, which translates to bombs. Bombas are also the small LP tanks used by most Venezuelans for cooking.

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