Police Officers in Helicopter Attack Venezuela’s Supreme Court
ges people to "disown any regime, legislation or authority
that runs counter to democratic principles and guarantees, or that undermines human rights." Elsewhere in Caracas, opposition members of the National Assembly said they were being besieged by armed government supporters. that Experts said it was a reference to Article 350 of the Venezuelan Constitution, which encoura
fend people’s right to serenity." Mr. Maduro said "sooner or later, we will capture the helicopter
and those who have committed this armed attack." His remark suggested the assailants were at large and in control of the aircraft. that activated the entire national armed forces to de
By ERNESTO LONDOÑO and NICHOLAS CASEYJUNE 27, 2017
A rogue faction of the Venezuelan police attacked the country’s Supreme Court in Caracas
on Tuesday, dropping grenades from a helicopter, government officials said.
The speaker said he represented a coalition of military, police
and civilian personnel who opposed what he called "this transitional, criminal government." "We are nationalists, patriots and institutionalists," the man said.
ing against the republic, the Constitution." Mr. Maduro condemned the attack in a televised address, calling it part of a "coup plot." He said the assailants had launched grenades, including one
that did not explode, while a "social event" was taking place in the court complex. that upris
In pictures of the helicopter attack that circulated online, a man who looks like Mr. Pérez appeared
to be piloting the aircraft as a second man, in a balaclava, held a sign that said, "Art.
