Rastrojos Under Siege at Colombia-Venezuela Border

Venezuela's National Guards stand guard at the closed international bridge La Union, on the border with Colombia, at Boca de Grita in Tachira state, Venezuela August 29, 2015. Venezuela and Colombia each recalled their ambassadors to the other country on Thursday, amid a diplomatic crisis sparked when socialist-run Venezuela closed two border crossings and deported over a thousand Colombians. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro shut the crossings last week after a shootout between smugglers and troops wounded three soldiers. He later extended the closing indefinitely and has characterized the deportations as a crackdown on paramilitary gangs. REUTERS/Carlos Eduardo Ramirez