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Colombia detains Venezuela guards Colombia to release Venezuelans
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Colombia has detained four members of the Venezuelan national guard on Colombian soil amid continuing tension between the South American neighbours. Colombia has said it will shortly release four members of the Venezuelan national guard who were detained on Colombian territory.
President Alvaro Uribe said they would be returned to Venezuela with the message that there was "unbreakable affection" between the two countries. Colombia says they were stopped on Friday by its navy in a boat on a river in the border province of Vichada.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez last week sent troops to the border area. But President Alvaro Uribe said on Saturday they would be returned to the Venezuelan authorities.
Mr Chavez says a new US-Colombia military co-operation agreement sets the stage for an invasion of Venezuela. There has been no comment from the Venezuelan government, which last week sent troops to the border region.
Bogota and Washington dismiss the claims. President Hugo Chavez, in deploying the forces, said a new US-Colombia military co-operation agreement set the stage for an invasion of his country.
'Brotherly affection' Both Bogota and Washington dismiss the claims.
The Venezuelan guardsmen were arrested in Colombia's sparsely populated border department of Vichada, but President Uribe said they would be returned home within hours. Mr Uribe said the troops would be released and sent home as a message of the "unbreakable affection" between the two countries.
"They should carry back the message that here there is brotherly affection for Venezuela and that affection is unbreakable," he said."They should carry back the message that here there is brotherly affection for Venezuela and that affection is unbreakable," he said.
The Venezuelan guardsmen were arrested in Colombia's sparsely populated border department of Vichada, officials said.
Earlier this month, President Chavez urged his armed forces to be prepared for possible war.Earlier this month, President Chavez urged his armed forces to be prepared for possible war.
He says the increased US access to Colombian bases allows Washington to spy on Venezuela and attack strategic targets, says the BBC's Charles Scanlon in Miami. He said the increased US access to Colombian bases would allow Washington to spy on Venezuela and attack strategic targets.
Bogota says the pact is aimed at fighting drug-traffickers and Marxist rebels within Colombia's own borders.Bogota says the pact is aimed at fighting drug-traffickers and Marxist rebels within Colombia's own borders.