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Bolivarian National Guard troops man a barricade blocking access to the Francisco De Paula Santander international bridge in Urena, Venezuela, on the border with Colombia, Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019. (Fernando Llano/AP)

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CUCUTA, Colombia — Venezuela's National Guard fired tear gas on residents clearing a barricaded border bridge to Colombia on Saturday, heightening tensions over blocked humanitarian aid that opposition leader Juan Guaido has vowed to bring into the country despite President Nicolas Maduro's defiant refusal to accept assistance.

By CHRISTINE ARMARIO and LUIS ANDRES HENAO, Associated Press February 23, 2019