Helicopter Carrying Colombian President, Defense And Interior Minister Shot At, Leaving Bullet Holes In Fuselage (Update)

 

Daily Mail: Harrowing moment Colombian president's helicopter is struck by gunfire: Officials say two rebel groups and drug traffickers orchestrated failed plot to bring down aircraft with Venezuelan weapons 

* A video recorded by a villager in Norte de Santander, Colombia, captured the moment a helicopter transporting President Iván Duque came under fire 

* The incident took place Friday near the border with Venezuela 

* The helicopter was able to land without issue at Camilo Daza Airport in Cúcuta 

* The military helicopter was struck by several bullets which were fired from weapons belonging to the Venezuelan military 

* Duque was accompanied by two senior officials, the governor of Norte de Santander and other government officials; No injuries were reported 

* Rebel group National Liberation Army and dissidents of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) 33rd Front may have plotted the attack 

* The sketches of the two male suspects they believe to have been involved in the shooting were released 

* Authorities are offering reward of 3 million Colombian pesos, about $809,000 

Harrowing video captured the moment a military helicopter transporting Colombian president Iván Duque was struck by in a failed attempt to take down the aircraft. 

The viral video footage shows the helicopter flying over a town in the department of Norte de Santander near the border with Venezuela on Friday. 

Dozens of shots were fired at at it before safely landing at Camilo Daza Airport in Cúcuta.  

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WNU Editor: This attempt on the President's life happened last Friday.

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