Venezuela. Four soldiers and two policemen are killed in a confusing episode – 04/05/2019

In a confused episode, which the Nicolás Maduro regime attributes to "terrorism", they killed today four soldiers, including a general, and two policemen in the state of Aragua, in the north. from Venezuela.

El Universal, a newspaper that reacts to Chavismo, points out that the dead soldiers are Brigadier General, Jackson Silva Zapata, director of the Vocational Training School for the Venezuelan Air Force; Sergeant Robert Leon Castellano, Second Sergeant Angel Brito and First Corporal Robinson Vizcaya Sojo. The fallen policemen were identified as Bruno Benavides and Jesús Arraiz.

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Apparently, the troops had responded to a call from neighbors who were talking about a "terrorist attack" and had been ambushed by an armed group.

"Upon their return, they were intercepted by heavily armed individuals who had not yet been identified, who, without using words and taking advantage of relief in the area, fired on the commission," the statement said. Government report.

He adds that in this situation "an exchange of gunfire was provoked, reversing a unit and leaving four army officials and two police officers without any vital sign in fact".

The reports do not contain any details about the attackers, the weapons that they used or if any of them were injured or killed.

However, local media claim that the attack was committed by a group of criminals from the region, who have great firepower.