Colombia and Venezuela border clash kills 7
02 March, 2018
Seven suspected Colom-bian paramilitaries were killed in a confrontation with Venezuelan security forces in Tachira state on the border, an official said Wednesday.
The incident in La Cabrera which borders the Colombian department of Norte de Santander involved the Colombian 'Los Pelusos' paramilitary group, said Freddy Bernal, Venezuela's urban agriculture minister said.
Bernal said the group, from which five men and two women were killed, was linked to paramilitary and drug trafficking group Gaitanista Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AGC), or the Gulf Clan.
They were in possession of military gear, firearms, a grenade, leaflets inciting violence and drugs, the minister said. On Sunday, three Venezuelans were killed by Colombian National Libera-tion Army (ELN) rebels in Norte de Santander.