For the second time in two consecutive days, US reconnaissance aircraft has been spotted over Colombia, as Washington has been backing a de facto coup d’etat in Venezuela by urging incumbent President Nicolas Maduro to step down in favor of Juan Guaido.
Aircraft Spots reported that the spotted aircraft is an EO-5C N177RA PLOMO27 spy plane.
A journalist who retweeted the photo assumed that the military aircraft was likely used to intercept communications from neighboring Venezuela, which has plunged into a political crisis, fueled by Washington.
A Colombian radio station, The FM, reported Wednesday that a number of planes, including one C17A military transport aircraft Globemaster and one Boeing 737, landed on the outskirts of Bogota at Air Command Military Transport (Catam) airport.
The planes reportedly arrived at about 3:00 pm local time [GMT 20:00] from the Dover air base in Delaware before leaving four hours later.
The developments come shortly after the photo of US National Security Adviser John Bolton holding a yellow notepad with the words “5,000 troops to Colombia” on it went viral.
The note was spotted during a press conference about new sanctions against Venezuela.
While many speculated that the US may be plotting to deploy its troops to Venezuela’s neighbor, acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan told reporters that he hadn’t discussed the plan with Bolton and refused to comment.
Source: Sputnik
