Venezuela has reacted angrily to US President Donald Trump’s statement that the airspace around the country should be considered closed.
The country’s foreign ministry called Trump’s comments "another extravagant, illegal and unjustified aggression against the Venezuelan people".
The US does not have legal authority to close another country’s airspace and the Venezuelan statement accused Trump of making a "colonialist threat".
The US has built its military presence in the area and carried out at least 21 strikes on boats it says were carrying drugs, killing more than 80. It has not provided evidence and Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro said the US moves are an attempt to oust him.
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