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July 23, 2010

Venzuela Cuts Ties to Colombia
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In news from Latin America, Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez has severed
relations with Colombia after Bogotá claimed 1,500 Colombian leftist
guerrillas were hiding in Venezuelan territory. Chavez called the
Colombian accusations a US-inspired "aggression." Last year Chavez
suspended bilateral trade with Colombia to protest a deal by Bogotá that
allowed US forces to use Colombian military bases.



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