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| Venezuela troops 'move to border' | |
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| Thousands of Venezuelan troops supported by tanks are moving towards the border with Colombia, Venezuela's defence minister has said. | |
| President Hugo Chavez ordered 10 battalions to the border on Sunday after Colombian troops killed a top Farc rebel leader in Ecuador. | President Hugo Chavez ordered 10 battalions to the border on Sunday after Colombian troops killed a top Farc rebel leader in Ecuador. |
| Venezuelan Gen Jesus Gonzalez said almost 90% of the troops ordered to the border were in place. | Venezuelan Gen Jesus Gonzalez said almost 90% of the troops ordered to the border were in place. |
| Ecuador has also mobilised troops after the cross-border raid on Saturday. | Ecuador has also mobilised troops after the cross-border raid on Saturday. |
| Venezuelan Defence Minister Gustavo Rangel said the armed forces were "ready to defend the sacred sovereignty of the homeland". | |
| The cross-border raid into Ecuadorian territory by Colombian forces to kill a leftist rebel leader from the Farc (the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) has sparked a growing row. | |
| Both Venezuela and Ecuador have broken off ties with Bogota. |