BUENOS AIRES, Argentina: Argentina has dismissed the head of its navy as part of the investigation into the disappearance of a submarine with 44 crew members aboard last month.
State news agency Telam said Saturday that Defense Minister Oscar Aguad had requested Admiral Marcelo Srur step down while authorities look into what happened to the ARA San Juan, which disappeared November 15.
An internal navy investigation led to the suspension of two commanders this week.
Authorities say an explosion occurred near the time and place where the sub disappeared in the South Atlantic. The navy is no longer looking for survivors although a multinational operation continues to search for the vessel.
It was sailing from the southernmost port of Ushuaia to the coastal city of Mar del Plata when it went missing.
Argentina dismisses navy chief amid submarine investigation
Argentina dismisses navy chief amid submarine investigation
Venezuela’s interior minister says 100 people died in US attack
- Caracas have not previously given a number for those killed, but the army posted a list of 23 names of its dead
Venezuela’s interior minister Diosdado Cabello said late on Wednesday that 100 people died in the US attack which removed President Nicolas Maduro from power on Saturday. Caracas have not previously given a number for those killed, but the army posted a list of 23 names of its dead. Venezuelan officials have said a large part of Maduro’s security contingent was killed “in cold blood,” and Cuba has said 32 members of its military and intelligence services in Venezuela were killed.
Maduro’s wife Cilia Flores, detained alongside him, suffered a head injury during the US raid, Cabello said, and Maduro an injury to his leg. Venezuela’s interim President Delcy Rodriguez, who Cabello praised during his weekly show on state television as “courageous,” on Tuesday declared a week of mourning for members of the military killed in the raid.
