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US fighter jets flew close to Venezuela’s shores: defense minister

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Venezuela said Thursday that it had detected five US fighter jets flying close to its shores, adding to tensions with Washington, which has ordered a naval build-up in the region.

In a TV address, Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino said that Venezuela’s air defenses and the country’s biggest airport “detected more than five… combat aircraft” which had “dared to approach the Venezuelan coast.”

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