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


Both countries claim the Essequibo region for themselves. Now a ship with electoral documents from Guyana is said to have been attacked
Guyana’s armed forces and police reported Sunday “shots” from Venezuela against a Guyanese boat carrying electoral materials for Monday’s general elections.
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