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Venezuela helicopter attack: Pilot Oscar Prez in bloody siege
Source: BBC
Venezuela helicopter attack: Pilot Oscar Pérez in bloody siege
15 January 2018
Two police officers and several "terrorists" have been killed in an operation to capture a helicopter pilot accused of leading an armed rebellion in Venezuela last year, officials say.
Venezuelan forces surrounded a house in the town of El Junquito, near the capital, Caracas, as they targeted the "cell" linked to pilot Oscar Pérez.
The authorities said they had arrested five people who they accuse of being part of a criminal group.
It is unclear what became of Mr Pérez.
Prominent government member Diosdado Cabello tweeted that Mr Pérez had opened fire on police.
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15 January 2018
Two police officers and several "terrorists" have been killed in an operation to capture a helicopter pilot accused of leading an armed rebellion in Venezuela last year, officials say.
Venezuelan forces surrounded a house in the town of El Junquito, near the capital, Caracas, as they targeted the "cell" linked to pilot Oscar Pérez.
The authorities said they had arrested five people who they accuse of being part of a criminal group.
It is unclear what became of Mr Pérez.
Prominent government member Diosdado Cabello tweeted that Mr Pérez had opened fire on police.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-42695537