{"id":396916,"date":"2017-06-28T10:51:46","date_gmt":"2017-06-28T10:51:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/06\/28\/helicopter-attacks-venezuelan-supreme-court\/"},"modified":"2017-06-28T10:51:46","modified_gmt":"2017-06-28T10:51:46","slug":"helicopter-attacks-venezuelan-supreme-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/06\/28\/helicopter-attacks-venezuelan-supreme-court\/","title":{"rendered":"Helicopter attacks Venezuelan Supreme Court"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Venezuela\u2019s Supreme Court has been attacked by grenades dropped from a helicopter in what President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro called a \u201cterrorist attack\u201d.<\/p>\n

Footage on social media shows a police helicopter circling over the city before shots and a loud bang are heard.<\/p>\n

The police officer said to have piloted the stolen aircraft issued a statement denouncing the \u201ccriminal government\u201d. His whereabouts are unknown.<\/p>\n

It comes after mass protests against the political and economic crisis.<\/p>\n

The Supreme Court is regularly criticised by the Venezuelan opposition for its rulings which bolster Mr Maduro\u2019s hold on power.<\/p>\n

What happened?<\/h2>\n

In an address from the presidential palace, President Maduro said the helicopter had flown over the Supreme Court and also the justice and interior ministries.<\/p>\n

Officials quoted by Reuters news agency said four grenades were dropped on the court and 15 shots had been fired at the interior ministry.<\/p>\n

No injuries were reported but Mr Maduro said \u201ca social event\u201d had been taking place at the Supreme Court and the attack could have caused \u201cdozens of deaths\u201d. One of the grenades failed to detonate, he added.<\/p>\n

Mr Maduro has placed the military on alert.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI have activated the entire armed forces to defend the peace,\u201d he said. \u201cSooner or later, we are going to capture that helicopter and those who carried out this terror attack.\u201d<\/p>\n

Who flew the helicopter?<\/h2>\n

The police officer identified himself as Oscar P\u00e9rez in video statements posted on the social media platform Instagram.<\/p>\n

Appearing in military fatigues and flanked by armed, masked men in uniform, he appealed to Venezuelans to oppose \u201ctyranny\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are a coalition of military employees, policemen and civilians who are looking for balance and are against this criminal government,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t belong to any political tendency or party. We are nationalists, patriots and institutionalists.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said the \u201cfight\u201d was not against the security forces but \u201cagainst the impunity of this government. It is against tyranny\u201d.<\/p>\n

It is not clear how much support, if any, the officer has.<\/p>\n

Mr Maduro said the pilot had worked for former Interior and Justice Minister Miguel Rodriguez Torres, but was no longer with him.<\/p>\n

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