Venezuela fighter jet crashes near Colombia border

A Venezuelan fighter jet with two people on board crashed near the Colombian border late on Thursday evening after an "illicit aircraft" believed to be Colombian was found violating airspace, according to the Venezuelan government. It was not immediately clear whether the two pilots on board the Sukhoi-30 aircraft had been killed. The cause of the crash has not been determined. The crash comes amid growing tension between the South American neighbors after Venezuela closed major border crossings in recent weeks in what it said was a crackdown on crime. More…