Seven dead and three injured in military plane crash in southern Venezuela

Caracas,.- Seven people, including the co-pilot, died and three others were injured in the accident of an aircraft of the Bolivarian Military Aviation of Venezuela that occurred in the state of Amazonas (south, bordering Brazil and Colombia), reported this Wednesday the head of Defense, Vladimir Padrino. The plane, which crashed to the ground at 08:30 local time (12:30 GMT) this Tuesday, July 29, was transporting members of the Yanomami indigenous community to a town in the municipality of Alto Orinoco and was going to return with material and equipment from the National Electoral Council (CNE), as part of the operation for the municipal elections held last Sunday, according to an official statement released via Telegram.

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Godfather announced an investigation by the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB) by order of the president, Nicolás Maduro, “in order to determine the possible causes of the accident”.