Maduro plays the victim
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro shut down a piece of the border with Colombia a few days ago. Not happy with that, he has begun rounding up Colombian citizens and expelling them from the country, no questions asked. Their homes are being torn down.
Maduro claims he is the victim of drug smugglers and paramilitaries. However, the real victims in this escalating humanitarian mess have a different opinion, as can be seen in the video above. (In Spanish)
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