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Colombia appeals to UN over Chávez threat

By Benedict Mander in San Antonio del Táchira, Venezuela

Published: November 9 2009 08:54 | Last updated: November 9 2009 08:54

Members of Venezuela’s national guard patrol Simon Bolivár bridge on the border with Colombia
Members of Venezuela’s national guard patrol Simon Bolivár bridge on the border with Colombia after their president foresaw the threat of invasion

Colombia has appealed to the international community to intervene after Hugo Chávez, the president of Venezuela, raised the spectre of war between the Andean neighbours.

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