“As the Trump administration admitted, it was an attempt to get the Venezuelan military to disobey Maduro. It also could split what has until been bipartisan support for the Trump administration’s policy toward Venezuela. Emilio Gonzalez, mayor of the Venezuela border town of Gran Sabana, identified the woman killed by a gunshot as Zoraida Rodriguez, a member of an indigenous community. Riding by the bridge on his bike, college student Frander Duenas said he hoped to sneak into Colombia to see Branson’s Venezuela Aid Live because he’s a fan of the musicians performing. Driven out by a lack of economic opportunity and extreme violence, nearly a fifth of Salvadorans have left the country.

Source: Ethiopian News February 28, 2019 14:48 UTC