Venezuela: Maduro government celebrates anniversary of 'Battle of Bridges' victory

W/S National Constituent Assembly of Venezuela holding special session to remember one year anniversary of 'Battle of the Bridges' - failed attempt to bring US-backed aid into the country, San Antonio del Tachira
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M/S Venezuelan National Assembly President Diosdado Cabello receiving sword of historic President of the Second Republic of Venezuela from Venezuelan National Coordinator of Local Committee for Supply and Production Freddy Bernal
M/S Cabello speaking with Bolivar's sword in his hand
SOT, Diosdado Cabello, President of the National Constituent Assembly (Spanish): "And you know that the country is in danger, it is in danger, imperialism threatens us every day, it is not Duke. Duke is an employee of imperialism, a lackey of imperialism, the American empire, the historical enemy of free people. Let us understand that, so that no one neglects, so that no one lowers his guard. So that Bolivar's sword is always high to defend the homeland.”
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M/ Cabello and other National Constituent Assembly authorities
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SOT, Diosdado Cabello, President of the National Constituent Assembly (Spanish): "The result of that great manoeuvre, a victory. A victory brothers and sisters, do you know who we defeated? To US imperialism, we do not defeat any adversary to any enemy, it is the imperialism that we managed to overcome, because they were the ones who led this operation."
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The Venezuelan National Assembly celebrated the one year anniversary of the locally known 'Battle of Bridges' - where the Venezuelan military prevented an attempt of opposition supporters to bring US-backed aid into the country via the Simon Bolivar International Bridge - in San Antonio del Tachira on Sunday.
"The result of that great manoeuvre, a victory. A victory brothers and sisters, do you know who we defeated? To US imperialism, we do not defeat any adversary to any enemy, it is the imperialism that we managed to overcome, because they were the ones who led this operation," said President of the National Constituent Assembly Diosdado Cabello.
Diosdado was presented with the sword of historic President of the Second Republic of Venezuela by Venezuelan National Coordinator of Local Committee for Supply and Production Freddy Bernal during the special session.
On 23 February, 2019, aid brought by US military planes has been stockpiled in the Colombian border town of Cucuta and was expected to be carried across the border via the Simon Bolivar International Bridge by a number of Venezuelan volunteers at the request of opposition leader and self-declared Interim-President of Venezuela Juan Guaido.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has stated that the aid was nothing but a US plot to disguise an intervention in Venezuela.