Venezuela’s demands to get the territory for themselves intensified with last week’s referendum.
in South America A Guyanese Armed Forces helicopter is missing near the border area between Guyana and Venezuela, officials say. There were seven people in the helicopter.
of the Guyana Armed Forces Chief of Staff Omar Khan’s connection with the helicopter was lost shortly after takeoff. There has been bad weather in the area.
Khan added that he has no information to suggest that Venezuela was involved in the disappearance.
There has been recent tension between Venezuela and Guyana over a disputed oil field. On Sunday, Venezuela organized a referendum on the annexation of the Essequibo region belonging to Guyana. On Tuesday, Venezuela proposed forming a province of its own in the region.
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