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Guyana says patrol came under fire from Venezuela; no injuries reported

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Guyana’s military said a patrol came under fire from across the Venezuelan border while escorting election officials and ballot boxes. The incident comes amid heightened tensions between the two countries and a U.S. naval deployment to the Caribbean targeting drug trafficking. A Guyanese Joint Services patrol escorting election officials and ballot boxes along the Upper Cuyuni River near the Venezuelan border came under fire on Sunday, according…

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A patrol carrying electoral materials along the Cuyuni River, on the border with Venezuela, was targeted this Sunday by shots fired from the Venezuelan side.

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By EFE A patrol car transporting electoral materials across the Cuyuni River, on the border with Venezuela, was targeted by shots fired from the Venezuelan side this Sunday. The incident, which occurred in the disputed Essequibo region, occurred one day before the general elections in Guyana, in which President Irfaan Ali is seeking a second term. According to a statement from the Guyana Police, the patrol car that was hit was composed of member…

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It is not the first time one of the two countries accuses of being fired against ships, but now it is another matter: Guyana is going to vote and there is tension in the region with US military forces.

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Caribbean and Latin America Daily News broke the news in on Sunday, August 31, 2025.
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