I’m at the Tienditas Bridge crossing. There are a few hundred rowdy demonstrators calling for Maduro to be overthrown and “humanitarian aid” to enter Venezuela. Colombian police won’t let them through for now.pic.twitter.com/3bZyQJSzQz
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Looking both ways at the Tienditas Bridge crossing. I can hear music from the Venezuelan side. The orange tanker in the middle says “Queremos paz” (We want peace)pic.twitter.com/S4YTbGe1Di
Police tell me they are waiting for the order from President Duque to send the trucks in and demonstrators might cross with them. Some demonstrators told @HelenaVillarRT they’re prepared for violence.pic.twitter.com/U5wgT7vfbu
Father Sergio Muñoz explained the regime change plot to me: the humanitarian aid is “symbolic” and meant to create an uprising inside Venezuela. He says Maduro is “politically dead” and there will be violence inside the country as it transitions from socialism to capitalismpic.twitter.com/lXsGPg851w
Here at Tienditas, the momentum of this morning seems to have fizzled out. A couple dozen reporters are milling around and Juan Guaidó is nowhere to be seen.pic.twitter.com/RDFRKDzfLR
Yesterday pro-coup correspondents were assuring us that Guaidó would lead a “human wave” across Tienditas. Guaidó left hours ago and there’s not a protester in sight.https://twitter.com/dadams7308/status/1099132491091378176?s=21 …
My producer and I overheard Colombian cops, soldiers and private security chatting about the situation with Venezuela. One says the Colombian army should “dar plomo” (open fire). Another says a suicide bomber should deliver humanitarian aid to Maduro.
Keep in mind, the previous tweet is chatter from bored cops and soldiers at the Tienditas bridge where little happened today. But it reflects the prevalent mindset.
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