Four Venezuelan troops killed in helicopter crash in Bolivia
A Venezuelan Super Puma military helicopter usually used to
transport Bolivian President Evo Morales during his frequent
trips to the provinces crashed last Sunday, killing four Venezuelan
military officers and one Bolivian crew member, Bolivian Defense
Minister Walker San Miguel said Monday.
The accident occurred mid-afternoon Sunday in the central district
of Cochabamba, a couple of hours after President Morales
used the same Super Puma helicopter in a trip through the Western
plateau, San Miguel said in a phone interview with official
radio network Patria Nueva.
"President Morales used the same helicopter on Sunday when
he was traveling from the Huanuni tin mine to Oruro. We are
deeply concerned because, according to the first report of
a witness, the helicopter exploded when reaching land," the
Defense Minister said, as Reuters reported from Bolivia.
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