Venezuela crisis: Helicopter 'launches attack' on Supreme Court bbc.com
Venezuela's Supreme Court has been attacked by gunfire and grenades from a helicopter in what President Nicolas Maduro called a "terrorist attack".
Footage on social media shows a police helicopter circling over the city before shots and a loud bang are heard.
The police officer said to have piloted the aircraft issued a statement denouncing the "criminal government".
President Maduro has faced months of mass protests amid a political and economic crisis.
The Supreme Court is regularly criticised by the Venezuelan opposition for its rulings which bolster Mr Maduro's hold on power.
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