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CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela called its ambassador home from Bogota for consultations Friday to protest accusations by the outgoing Colombian government that rebel leaders are taking refuge inside its borders.

Colombian officials have long complained, mostly in private, that President Hugo Chavez has harbored leaders of its two main rebel groups.

On Thursday, the Colombian Defense Ministry showed video, photographs and satellite images to Colombian journalists that it said proved the presence of rebel leaders in neighboring Venezuela.

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