Venezuela crisis worsens

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó said he will ask the international community to keep all options open "in the fight to oust President Nicolas Maduro."

Protesters set on fire a truck as Venezuelan security forces guard the border and locals try to clear a path for humanitarian aid to enter Venezuela. Source: Getty Images

Guaidó's appeal comes after a turbulent day in which a humanitarian aid campaign supported by United States to send to Venezuela met strong resistance from security forces, who fired tear gas at demonstrators leaving at least two dead and about 300 wounded.

ANSA newsagency correspondent for Latin America, Martino Rigacci, reports.

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