Guyanese soldier wounded in border gunfight with armed men in Venezuela
A Guyanese soldier was injured in a gunfight with armed men from Venezuela along the border. This incident highlights ongoing tensions between the two countries over territorial claims. The dispute has escalated recently, with both nations presenting their cases at the International Court of Justice.
- ▪A Guyanese soldier was wounded in a gunfight with armed men in Venezuela.
- ▪The incident occurred along the shared border during a patrol on the Cuyuni River.
- ▪Tensions remain high due to Venezuela's claim over two-thirds of Guyana's territory.
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana — A Guyanese soldier was wounded following a gunfight with armed men in Venezuela that occurred along their shared border, authorities said. The Guyana Defense Force said in a statement that a patrol vessel on the Cuyuni River came under fire late Friday. It is the latest of several bloody clashes in recent years as tensions remain high over Venezuela’s claim to two-thirds of Guyana’s territory. One previous attack wounded eight Guyanese soldiers. The two countries appeared earlier this month before the International Court of Justice in The Hague for arguments in a dispute over a 62,000-square-mile (160,000-square-kilometer) territory that is rich in gold, diamonds, timber and other natural resources.
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