MADRID: Spain and Venezuela summoned each other’s ambassadors Wednesday in a mounting row, as accusations flew back and forth across the Atlantic of a Venezuelan opposition crackdown and Spanish “racism” and “meddling”.

The spat erupted after Spanish lawmakers passed a motion Tuesday calling on Venezuela, a former colony of Spain, to release jailed opposition leaders.

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