Costa Rica denounces alleged Nicaraguan incursion

[cory777]

Source: Associated Press

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica -- Costa Rica on Monday asked the Organization of American States to call an urgent meeting to address an alleged incursion by Nicaraguan troops onto Costa Rican soil.

Security Minister Jose Tijerino said more police had been sent to the northeastern border with Nicaragua after authorities detected Nicaraguan troops on Calero, an island in the San Juan River claimed by Costa Rica.

"The police will be properly equipped ... but we will avoid, as much as we can, a confrontation that will only aggravate the situation," Tijerina said.

The border river has been a source of disputes between the Central American neighbors for nearly two centuries. Last year, the United Nations' highest court set travel rules for the San Juan, affirming freedom for Costa Rican boats to navigate the waterway while

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[L.Torsalo]

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meet teacup. Damn river has been a problem for 2 centuries...But there is evidence, photos and video, of Nicaraguan dredging equipment sticking a boom onto Costa Rican farmland. The owner of the ranch says around 11 trees have been cut down or knocked over. A big deal about something small.