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US veteran: Crew in US lethal strike ignored warnings in 3 languages
A veteran of the US Armed Forces has said the crew allegedly killed by US military troops at sea off Venezuela received warnings in three languages (Spanish, English and Portuguese) to stop.
However, Luis Quiñonez added they ignored the warnings which led to the deaths of 11, whom the US government said were members of the Venezuela-based Tren de Aragua gang. He said the crew even tried to hit the military helicopter that was telling them to surrender.
Quiñonez shared details of the operation during the programme Por La Mañana on TVV Noticias on September 4, as reported by another media outlet, El Pitazo, on September 5.The report quoted Quiñonez as saying, "Yes, they were both given the chance, the helicopter flew over them, put the light in front of them."Apart from drugs, he claimed the crew was also carrying weapons.According to sources, the boat left Sucre State on August 31 and was bound for Trinidad.The boat allegedly carried 11 men, eight of whom were residents of San Juan de Unare.It cited journalist and researcher Ronna Risquez as saying that the San Juan de Unare area is associated with drug trafficking.
In a similar report by Luis Francisco Orozco from the US-based media outlet Voz on September 4, Quiñonez revealed intercepted communication in which crew members allegedly said the US "would not have the guts to use force against them.Reports indicated that two Venezuelan military aircraft flew near a US warship in the Southern Caribbean in what the Pentagon referred to as a "highly provocative move."
A veteran of the US Armed Forces has said the crew allegedly killed by US military troops at sea off Venezuela received warnings in three languages (Spanish, English and Portuguese) to stop.
However, Luis Quiñonez added they ignored the warnings which led to the deaths of 11, whom the US government said were members of the Venezuela-based Tren de Aragua gang. He said the crew even tried to hit the military helicopter that was telling them to surrender.
Quiñonez shared details of the operation during the programme Por La Mañana on TVV Noticias on September 4, as reported by another media outlet, El Pitazo, on September 5.The report quoted Quiñonez as saying, "Yes, they were both given the chance, the helicopter flew over them, put the light in front of them."Apart from drugs, he claimed the crew was also carrying weapons.According to sources, the boat left Sucre State on August 31 and was bound for Trinidad.The boat allegedly carried 11 men, eight of whom were residents of San Juan de Unare.It cited journalist and researcher Ronna Risquez as saying that the San Juan de Unare area is associated with drug trafficking.
In a similar report by Luis Francisco Orozco from the US-based media outlet Voz on September 4, Quiñonez revealed intercepted communication in which crew members allegedly said the US "would not have the guts to use force against them.Reports indicated that two Venezuelan military aircraft flew near a US warship in the Southern Caribbean in what the Pentagon referred to as a "highly provocative move."
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