Thousands of Venezuelans stranded as violence on Colombian border continues

A wounded demonstrator being carried at the Simon Bolivar Bridge

(Cúcuta) — The frontier is suffering convulsions following a violent weekend. The border is closed. And thousands of Venezuelans remain stranded in Colombia. It’s too dangerous for them to cross over to their homeland illegally through guerilla-controlled areas in Colombia and Maduro’s paramilitary forces, known as Colectivos are attacking anyone who approaches…