CARACAS ( 3 people die trying to Kill Venezuelan Official - See Story )

CARACAS – Three assailants died Thursday in an attack on the head of Venezuela’s Indepabis consumer protection agency, who escaped unscathed, police said.

“We know that an irregular situation arose. Three people died in the event,” deputy policy chief Douglas Rico told reporters.

“Two live grenades are found, one of which went off and caused the death of one (person), and we are in that process of determining what it was that really happened there,” he said.

The deputy chief did not say how the other two assailants died.

Indepabis director Eduardo Saman was not hurt, Rico said.

“Thank God he was able to make it in time to the (building) of the Bolivarian Intelligence Service, where he ended up sheltering,” the deputy police chief said.

Rico declined to offer further details pending completion of the investigation at the scene.

Saman’s bodyguards repelled the assailants when they tried to rob the official as he left his office in downtown Caracas, according to unconfirmed media accounts.

Crime is a major problem in Venezuela, where the homicide rate is 54 for every 100,000 residents, compared with a global median rate of 8.8 murders per 100,000.

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Colombia ( Four Die in Crash of Drug Enforcement Plane in Colombia )

BOGOTA – Four people were killed and two others injured when a small U.S.-registered plane involved in anti-drug operations crashed in a rural area in Choco, a province in northwestern Colombia, officials said.

The two injured people, both U.S. citizens, were taken to hospitals in Bogota following Saturday’s accident.

Rescue teams recovered two bodies and may continue the search for the other two bodies on Sunday, army 4th Brigade commander Gen. Nicasio Martinez told Caracol Radio.

“Police are working to find the other two bodies, but it’s rough terrain and it’s making their job even more difficult,” Martinez said.

The small plane, which took off from an airport in neighboring Panama, was carrying five American crewmen and a Panamanian officer assigned to anti-drug patrols under the Salas-Becker Agreement.

Panama’s naval air service confirmed that a Panamanian was among those killed in the crash.

“The plane was carrying five American crewmen and a Panamanian officer as shiprider. Four (people) were killed, including the Panamanian officer (Lt. Lloyd Nuñez), and two American crewmen survived,” the naval air service said.

Maldives ( Arson Attack caught on Video - TV news Station - Security Guard stabbed )

TV station attacked in Maldives

New York, October 7, 2013--Authorities in the Maldives should conduct a thorough and efficient investigation into an arson attack on the offices of a TV news station in Male, the capital, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

At least six masked men broke in to the offices of pro-opposition news channel Raajje TV early today and used gasoline to set the studio on fire, according to CCTV footage released by Raajje TV and news reports. All broadcast equipment, transmission equipment, and computer systems were completely destroyed in the fire, according to Raajje TV. The station borrowed equipment and was able to restore limited service, according to a tweet by Raajje TV and news reports.

The assailants also stabbed a security guard, who was hospitalized and is in critical condition, according to news reports. No arrests have been made in connection with the attack, according to local reports.

Mexico ( Man shot and killed at Feast of St. Francis in front of 500 people )

A man in his 30s was killed after being shot in the head during the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi in Venustiano Carranza , his murderer was beaten and arrested.

The crime was recorded during the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi, which was attended by about 500 people, Topaz Street Alley Tultengo corner , Paulino Navarro colony where Naphtali Edgar Vargas Aguilar .
The victim was killed by a bullet to the head after a battle between two groups of participants. The alleged attacker was taken to the  Xoco hospital where he was reported as stable. ( After beat down)

 
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TUCSON Az ( Nigerian Man arrested for attempting to ship firearms to Nigeria )

 Posted: Oct 5, 2013 9:40 PM by Scott Oathout
Updated: Oct 5, 2013 9:51 PM     

 

TUCSON- A Tucson resident is under arrest for allegedly trying to ship firearms to Nigeria through UPS.
According to an ATF spokesperson, agents served a search warrant at home in the 8900 block of East 35th Circle, Friday afternoon.
Neighbors we spoke with said agents were at the house for over five hours, searching the home and vehicles, removing multiple bags in the process.
The alleged suspect will be arraigned in Federal Court Monday.
Stay with News 4 Tucson online and on-air for updates on this developing story.

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Colombia ( Four Gunned Down on Soccer Field in Colombia )

BOGOTA – Four youths about to play a soccer match in a northern Colombian town were slain by gunmen on motorcycles, the media said.

The crime was perpetrated Thursday in a rural area of San Carlos, a town in Cordoba province, the daily El Tiempo said on its Web site.

Witnesses cited by the newspaper said the armed men raced their motorcycles onto the playing field and started shooting indiscriminately at the players of one team.

Three of the youths died at the scene and another expired while being taken to hospital.

Students who were watching the match along with the rest of spectators panicked and ran to find safety in nearby homes.

Police, who arrived minutes after the shooting, immediately began investigating the case.