Venezuela downs an American aircraft

The Venezuelan government said on Wednesday that the military had shot down an American plane that illegally crossed the country's airspace.

Venezuela downs an American aircraft
16 September, 2020   08:05
NEWS DESK

Venezuelan Interior Minister Nestor Riverol announced on Twitter that "Venezuelan military personnel shot down an aircraft bearing an American registration number that was allegedly used to transport drugs."

"After the illegal air unit was exposed by the radars of the Global Aerospace Defense Command, the Venezuelan air defense personnel activated all the protocols stipulated in the Comprehensive Defense Airspace Control Act," Lopez added.

Lopez also informed that the plane had illegally entered Venezuelan airspace in the Zulia state area.