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Venezuela: commando stole a Governmental helicopter

Caracas, Venezuela - Ten armed men seized the aircraft and took off towards a still unknown destination

Ten armed men would have stolen a Bell helicopter belonging to Government in Venezuela (it could be a 412 when considering the rotor-winged aircraft operated by institutions in the South American country). It would have occurred on last Saturday when three members of the security service at Ciudad Bolivar Airport have been overtaken and kidnapped after an ambush performed by such a commando. Kidnapped...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 121022
Rome, Italy, 05/24/2005 16:04
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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