UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Sunday he was "shocked and saddened" by the civilian deaths in Venezuela, and called on all sides to lower tensions.
Guterres issued a statement on the situation a day after an opposition attempt to bring humanitarian supplies into the country was repelled by security forces firing tear gas and rubber bullets.
Two people were reported killed near the Brazilian border, and Colombian civil defense officials said 285 people were injured in clashes at bridges along Venezuela's border with Colombia.
Guterres said he was "shocked and saddened to learn that a number of civilians lost their lives in the context of yesterday's events."
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