Caracas helicopter incident

Caracas helicopter incident
Part of the Crisis in Venezuela, 2017 Venezuelan protests and 2017 Venezuelan constitutional crisis
Moment of the attack on the Supreme Court of Justice building
Caracas helicopter incident (Caracas)
Caracas helicopter incident (Venezuela)
LocationCaracas, Venezuela
Coordinates10°30′N 66°55′W / 10.500°N 66.917°W / 10.500; -66.917
Date27 June 2017 (VST)
Attack type
  • Helicopter attack
Weapons
  • Grenades
  • Rifles
Deaths0
PerpetratorÓscar Pérez and other armed individuals
MotiveUnknown
Crisis in Venezuela
Causes
Effects
Events
Elections
Protests
Timeline
Armed violence
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On 27 June 2017, there was an incident involving a police helicopter at the Supreme Tribunal of Justice (TSJ) and Interior Ministry in Caracas, Venezuela. Claiming to be a part of an anti-government coalition of military, police and civilians,[1] the occupants of the helicopter allegedly launched several grenades and fired at the building, although no one was injured or killed. President Nicolás Maduro called the incident a "terrorist attack".[2][3][4] The helicopter escaped and was found the next day in a rural area. On 15 January 2018, Óscar Pérez, the pilot and instigator of the incident, was killed during a military raid by the Venezuelan army[5] that was met with accusations of extrajudicial killing.[6][7]

  1. ^ "Venezuela helicopter attack: Who is pilot Oscar Pérez?". BBC News. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Venezuela crisis: Helicopter launches attack on Supreme Court". BBC News. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  3. ^ Euan McKirdy; Natalie Gallón; Lonzo Cook (28 June 2017). "Venezuela's Maduro: Helicopter attacked Supreme Court". CNN. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  4. ^ Londoño, Ernesto; Casey, Nicholas (27 June 2017). "Police Officers in Helicopter Attack Venezuela's Supreme Court". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  5. ^ Charner, Flora; Hernandez, Osmary; Barnes, Taylor (16 January 2018). "Source: Rogue Venezuelan helicopter pilot killed by police". CNN. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  6. ^ Torres, Andrea. "Venezuelan deposed chief prosecutor denounces 'extrajudicial..." www.Local10.com. Archived from the original on 18 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Rogue ex-cop Oscar Pérez, six others killed by police in Venezuela". PRI.org. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.