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Five soldiers from the Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB) of Venezuela They died when the plane in which they were traveling crashed to the ground in an unpopulated sector of Amazonas state (south), the region’s governor reported this Sunday, Miguel Rodriguez.
“Sadness overwhelms us, today an aircraft from the group (air transport) nine, of the Bolivarian Aviation, rushed to the ground and unfortunately there were no survivors”, The governor pointed out on his Instagram account, where he shared images in which firefighters and officials from the Search and Rescue Service are seen at the scene of the incident.
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Rodríguez sent his condolences to the members of the FANB, friends and family for this event, the causes of which are unknown.
The FANB said, in a statement posted on its Twitter account, that the plane crashed to the ground at 06:56 local time (10:56 GMT), 3 kilometers from the head of an air base in Amazonas state, when they were carrying out a flight training mission.
He also indicated that so far four lifeless bodies have been rescued and the search for the fifth crew member continues.
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“Citizen Nicolás Maduro, president of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, commander in chief of the FANB, has ordered the corresponding investigations to be initiated in order to determine the possible causes of the incident,” added the military institution.
Source: EFE
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