5 Killed, Hundreds Injured As Protesters Clash With Security Forces

Opposition sources say that five people have been killed and 300 injured in ongoing confrontations between protesters and soldiers in Venezuela, reports CNN. 

On Saturday, protesters attempted to escort trucks carrying humanitarian aid into Venezuela. 

At a crossing with the Colombian border, security personnel opened fire on trucks carrying food and medicine, setting two trucks on fire, reported Al Jazeera (Qatar). 

At least two people were killed when police opened fire on protesters from Venezuela's indigenous community at a town near the Brazilian border. 

Brazilian officials in the border state of Roraima said on Sunday that at least 18 Venezuelans had been treated for gunshot wounds.

A boat carrying aid from Puerto Rico to Venezuela was forced to dock on the island of Curacao after it was intercepted by Venezuelan naval vessels, reported Agence France-Presse. 

While most vehicles were blocked, two trucks carrying aid from Brazil crossed into Venezuela without incident, according to the Brazilian government. 

The Colombian customs agency said that 104 Venezuelan security personnel had defected. 

On Saturday, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro told supporters he was breaking diplomatic relations with Colombia and calling for its ambassadors and consuls to leave the country.

On Monday, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence is scheduled to meet with members of the Lima Group, a bloc of nations opposed to the policies of Maduro.