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The military helicopter in which the president of Colombia, Iván Duque, was traveling in the border area with Venezuela received several shots this Friday, without any injuries or major damage being reported.
“I want to inform the country that after fulfilling a commitment in Sardinata, the presidential helicopter was the victim of an attack,” said the president in an address from the city of Cúcuta, after traveling through Norte de Santander .
“The truth is that it is a cowardly attack, where bullet wounds are seen on the presidential aircraft. Once again we reiterate that as a government we are not going to falter for a single day in the fight against drug trafficking, terrorism, “he added.
Known as the Catatumbo, the area where Duque was this Friday is one of the most dangerous in the country, due to the presence of various armed groups that live off drug trafficking and fight among themselves and against the State for control of the territory.
Last week, a military base in Cúcuta was attacked with a car bomb. 36 people were injured. Although the government pointed out the guerrillas, no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
Duque assured this Friday that “both the aerial device and the aircraft’s capacity prevented it from happening. something lethal. ”
The authorities reported that the Minister of Defense, Diego Molano, was also traveling in the aircraft; the Minister of the Interior, Daniel Palacios, and the Governor of Norte de Santander, Silvano Serrano.
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