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| Two US embassy personnel shot in Venezuela | |
| 2013-05-29 | |
CARACAS -- Two employees of the US embassy in Venezuela were shot and wounded early Tuesday in the capital Caracas, in a murky incident that local media and a police source said took place at a strip club.
"Medical staff inform us that their injuries are not life-threatening," he added, noting that they were hurt at "some sort of a social spot" but without specifying the venue or nature of their injuries. US diplomatic sources later confirmed to AFP that the two men were shot. The Venezuelan media identified the two men as Roberto Ezequiel Rosas and Paul Marwin, and said they were military attaches at the embassy, but neither the State Department nor the embassy in Caracas would confirm those reports. "My understanding is that they are other agency personnel, not from the State Department," Ventrell said. Venezuelan television channel Globovision reported on its website that the incident took place at the Antonella bar located in a shopping center in the Chacao district of Caracas, after an altercation with other bar patrons. Bar staff told AFP on condition of anonymity that the venue is indeed a strip club that only admits men over the age of 30, but refused to say anything about the alleged incident involving the US embassy personnel. Venezuela has the highest murder rate in South America with 54 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants. In the first quarter of 2013 alone, there were 3,400 murders, according to government statistics. Several diplomats have been assaulted in recent months in the country. | |
| Posted by:Beavis |
| #4 GREEN STEVE! |
| Posted by: Shipman 2013-05-29 17:37 |
| #3 I understand completely what man can possibly resist her charms ? |
| Posted by: Vinegar Lumplump7734 2013-05-29 14:49 |
| #2 The two men are enlisted military officers who work at the U.S. Enlisted officers...I guess they weren't drafted? Embassy and the State Department says their injuries are not life-threatening. Depends if they are married or not... Investigators responded to a report that two Americans were shot outside a Caracas strip club at 4 a.m. Tuesday morning. According to Venezuelan officials, Roberto Rosas and Paul Marwin got into an argument at the nightspot, and then later, stepped outside where they were shot. 4 AM, strip club in one of the most dangerous cities on earth, argument. What could possibly go wrong? Both men are Department of Defense employees who advise on military matters at the U.S. Embassy in Caracas. The local doctor who treated them, Carlos Pacheco, said the victims are recovering -- one from a leg wound, the other from a shot to the abdomen. Their careers also shot. Venezuela has one of the highest murder rates in the world. And the club is in an area of the capital that is supposed to be off-limits to embassy personnel. And there is a reason why they put out those lists. |
| Posted by: Green Steve 2013-05-29 09:25 |
| #1 "My understanding is that they are other agency personnel, not from the State Department," That would be my understanding as well. No self respecting State Department male employee would be found in a strip club with wimyn dancers. Both recovering at Walter Reed... under different names no doubt. |
| Posted by: Beseoker 2013-05-29 08:55 |