Helicopter attacks Venezuela Supreme Court

International Desk: A helicopter has apparently tried to bomb Venezuela's Supreme Court in what President Nicolas Maduro called a "terrorist attack".

The government says a police officer flew the helicopter over the capital, Caracas, and dropped grenades.

Footage on social media shows a helicopter circling over the city before a loud bang is heard.

The officer believed to have seized the aircraft has issued a video statement condemning the government.

There are no reports of anyone being killed or injured.

Venezuela is in the grip of an economic and political crisis and there have been almost daily protests against Mr Maduro's leftist government.

More than 70 people have been killed in protest-related violence since 1 April, according to the chief prosecutor's office.


Source: Agencies


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