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Bacchus4.0

(6,837 posts) Mon Mar 21, 2016, 09:23 AM Mar 2016

Egyptian who resisted robbery attempt killed at Venezuela airport

http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/world/2016/03/20/Egyptian-visitor-killed-at-Venezuela-s-main-airport.html

Venezuelan authorities say an Egyptian visitor has been killed during what appears to be a botched robbery at Caracas' international airport.

The Attorney General's Office says in a statement said the 30-year-old Egyptian was killed Saturday afternoon as he was walking along an outdoor corridor near a terminal. He had arrived on a flight from Frankfurt, Germany.

He apparently resisted a robbery attempt and was shot by assailants on a motorcycle.

Violence is soaring in crisis-wracked Venezuela, and the country's murder rate is among the highest in the world. The government has struggled to reassure tourists and international businesses that the country remains a safe place to visit.

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Egyptian who resisted robbery attempt killed at Venezuela airport (Original Post) Bacchus4.0 Mar 2016 OP

Same day as when Maduro came back from his visit to Cuba Marksman_91 Mar 2016 #1

That visit to Cuba was odd. The only thing I can think of is that the Cuban gov played up Bacchus4.0 Mar 2016 #2

Marksman_91

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1. Same day as when Maduro came back from his visit to Cuba

Reply to Bacchus4.0 (Original post)

Mon Mar 21, 2016, 09:38 AM

Mar 2016

What a wonderful welcoming package for him at the airport!

Bacchus4.0

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2. That visit to Cuba was odd. The only thing I can think of is that the Cuban gov played up