Guyana says shots fired from Venezuela at boat

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Guyanese armed forces and police have said that gunshots were “fired from Venezuela” at a boat carrying materials for Guyana's election, prompting a patrol boat to return fire. According to a joint statement, the incident occurred at around 1830 GMT on Sunday on the Cuyuni River in the contested and oil-rich Essequibo region, which has been at the centre of a