Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said today he escaped an "assassination" attempt using an explosive-laden drone, after a live broadcast showed him looking confused when a bang went off during a Caracas military parade and dozens of soldiers scuttling for safety.
His government said seven soldiers were wounded in the incident, blamed on Colombia by Maduro and later claimed by a mysterious rebel group.
"It was an attack to kill me, they tried to assassinate me today," Maduro, who was unharmed, said in a later state broadcast, speaking of a "flying object (that) exploded in front of me."
I hope that President Donald Trump is ready to fight these terrorist groups." The Colombian foreign ministry denied involvement, saying the allegations were "absurd" and "lacked any foundations."
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