Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro Says 7 Soldiers Killed in Military Helicopter Crash

Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro Says 7 Soldiers Killed in Military Helicopter Crash
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro offers a press conference in Caracas, on Jan. 25, 2019. YURI CORTEZ/AFP/Getty Images
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CARACAS, Venezuela—A Venezuelan military helicopter crashed close to Caracas on Saturday morning, killing all seven people on board, Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro and the Defense Ministry confirmed.

The helicopter was to fly from Caracas, the capital, to the west-central state of Cojedes when it “went to ground,” the Defense Ministry said in a statement, adding that authorities were investigating the cause of the crash.