(CNN) A Venezuelan military helicopter crashed on Saturday in Hatillo, a municipality near Caracas, killing all seven on board, according to a statement released by the Ministry of Defense. En horas de la mañana de hoy #4May se precipitó a tierra un helicóptero de nuestra #FANB, perdiendo la vida 7 dignos oficiales de la Patria. Lamento profundamente este incidente y expreso mis sentidas condolencias a sus familiares y amigos. According to the Ministry of Defense, authorities are currently investigating the deadly crash. It comes as pressure is mounting on Maduro to step down, following elections in January in which voters chose opposition leader Juan Guaido over him for president.

Source: CNN May 05, 2019 19:33 UTC