On a counter-narcotics mission, the Navy S-3 Viking was detected by the Venezuelan crossing into Venezuelan airspace. The United States has dismissed this as a mere accident due to “intermittent navigational problems” during a training mission and claimed that there were alleged communication problems during the radio conversation between the crew and Venezuelan officials. The Venezuelan government is inclined to suspect more political reasons and view the incident as a provocation.
Tensions between Venezuela and the United states are long standing and intensifying as only days ago Foreign Minister Maduro accused Colombian troops of crossing the border into Venezuela on Friday until they were asked to leave by Venezuelan troops—the incident occurred again on Monday. Despite claims by the government that the mishap was a result of a navigational error, the Venezuelan Foreign Minister Maduro is calling for a talk with US Ambassador Patrick Duddy in which they will “ask for an explanations,” on more serious terms.
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