16 Venezuelan soldiers, 1 civilian killed in helicopter crash near Colombian border

CARACAS, Venezuela — Sixteen Venezuelan soldiers and a civilian were killed when a military helicopter crashed Sunday near the Colombian border, the state news agency reported. A brigadier general was among those killed.

17 Venezuelan soldiers, 1 civilian killed in helicopter crash near Colombian border

CARACAS, Venezuela — Seventeen Venezuelan soldiers and a civilian were killed when a military helicopter crashed Sunday near the Colombian border, the state news agency reported. A brigadier general was among those killed.

President says 18 Venezuelan soldiers killed in helicopter crash near Colombian border

CARACAS, Venezuela — Eighteen Venezuelan soldiers, including a brigadier general, died when their helicopter crashed Sunday near Venezuela’s border with Colombia, President Hugo Chavez said.