AFRICA GOSSIP

september, 2008
Shooting at the BVC Airport
  

Barthe Cortes Shooting at the BVC Airportt

At night from 12 to 13 September on a private BVC Airport in Kenya a plane landed with hijacker and hostage (pilot) aboard and a 400 kg load of drugs. The plane was probably hijacked in Guinea Bissau. It was most likely that the landing on BVC airport was not the hijacker's goal, but the need of running out of fuel. After landing, the terrorist in panic threatened killing of the pilot and then fired two shoots to the owner of the airport Barthe Cortes and then committed suicide himself. No further information in this case has been given and is confidential. Barthe Cortes is in very serious condition. The kindapped pilot is feeling fine.

"That man didn't stop screaming until at one point he moved the gun away from the temple of the other and pointed at Barthe. He fired a shot and I heard a rumble. I remember that I thought that could not be happening for real, but it was! I saw BC falling on his knees on the apron. With one hand he was holding on to the apron, he was holding the other one near his stomach and then I saw that his palm and shirt were covered in blood. I got to him in one leap and wanted to help, but he pushed me away telling me to hide under the plane, which probably saved my life, 'cause after a moment the assailant shot again at Barthe. I am sure that that bullet was for me. Then I heard a third shot, that time the assassin shot at himself, his body fell on the apron just one meter away from me. There was so much blood",- said Onyulo, an air mechanic.

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