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Six men plan to ‘black out’ seven regions in western Mexico Venezuelaahead of the presidential elections this Sunday, were detained in the final hours as they were “entering” an electrical installation, said Freddy Bernal, governor of the state of Tachira (western border with Colombia).

Of six items, four Venezuelans and two Colombians – suspected paramilitary groups – according to an official who explained this to the region, as well as Merida, Trujillo, Barinas, Apure, Zulia and Yaracuy.

«We have dealt a definite blow to terrorism.“They wanted to harm the peace of Venezuelans,” the governor said, calling on citizens to come to the polling stations “with absolute calm” this Sunday.

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Bernal shared a video showing the six detainees with their backs turned and material the official said It was going to be used to dismantle the substation..

Since last Wednesday, more than 388,000 members of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB) and various state security forces They were deployed in 335 municipalities of Venezuela. ensure the security of the electoral process.

On the other hand, since Friday, “the closure of the border for the movement of people, as well as the passage of vehicles” remains in place on the approaches linking Venezuela with the neighboring countries of Colombia and Brazil, and “strict controls” are applied at customs and air and sea entrances.

The measure came into effect at 00:01 local time on Friday and will last until 08:00 next Monday. (EFE)