Politics
César Pérez Vivas, the governor of southwestern Táchira state, said that he has delivered at the office of President Hugo Chávez a document where he asks the ruler to respect the sovereignty of the country and provide security to all Venezuelans.

Pérez Vivas reported that an armed group that kidnapped and massacred members of a Colombian soccer team has seized several towns in Táchira state.

"I have the view, based on reports of the people of Táchira and state security agencies, that the Rafael Urdaneta, Junín, Fernández Feo and Uribante municipalities are used as a base for foreign armed groups."

Táchira governor said that the fact that the Colombian soccer players were kidnapped in a main road near an airport of the Venezuelan Armed Forces called his attention.

Carolina Contreras
EL UNIVERSAL