© WikipediaEurocopter AS 532AC Cougar of the Bolivarian Military Aviation of Venezuela
The Cougar Siglas helicopter was flying from Caracas to San Carlos, in the state of Cojedes. The helicopter crashed shortly after leaving the Venezuelan capital in a wooded area of the Caracas municipality of El Hatillo.
Nicolás Maduro has expressed his condolences to the relatives and friends of the "worthy officers of the country" who have lost their lives in the incident.
On Saturday Maduro was overseeing training exercises in El Pao, Cojedes state. He accused Washington and supporters of opposition leader Juan Guaido of conspiracy "to weaken, divide and destroy the Bolivarian Armed Forces from within" with lots of money. He urged the soldiers to say no to traitors.
Guaido called for the ouster of Maduro last Tuesday, claiming that the military was on his side, but that attempt failed after two days of protests as the army remained predominantly faithful to the elected president.
Reader Comments
But if it was the latter, don't expect the CIA to stand up and yell about it; expect them to deal with it the same way the 'Mafia' does. After all, they're but 'two sides of the same coin', per Mafiosi Sam Giancana.
R.C.
However, given the war-mongering assholes driving US policy, were I a Venezuelan full colonel or above, I'd stay clear of helicopters, hot tubs/swimming pools, small boats, nature trails, and the like.
Who knows? Not me.
R.C.