By Press Association 2021
Bullet holes are seen on the fuselage of a Colombian Air Force helicopter that were fired while Colombiaâs President Ivan Duque and members of his cabinet were traveling on the helicopter
Colombian President Iván Duque has said a helicopter carrying him and several senior officials came under fire in the southern Catatumbo region bordering Venezuela, in a rare instance of a direct attack on a presidential aircraft.
Mr Duque said everyone on board the helicopter was safe, including himself, Defence Minister Diego Molano, Interior Minister Daniel Palacios and the governor of Norte de Santander state, Silvano Serrano. They had just attended an event titled Peace with Legality, the Sustainable Catatumbo chapter.
By Press Association 2021
Bullet holes are seen on the fuselage of a Colombian Air Force helicopter that were fired while Colombiaâs President Ivan Duque and members of his cabinet were traveling on the helicopter
Colombian President Iván Duque has said a helicopter carrying him and several senior officials came under fire in the southern Catatumbo region bordering Venezuela, in a rare instance of a direct attack on a presidential aircraft.
Mr Duque said everyone on board the helicopter was safe, including himself, Defence Minister Diego Molano, Interior Minister Daniel Palacios and the governor of Norte de Santander state, Silvano Serrano. They had just attended an event titled Peace with Legality, the Sustainable Catatumbo chapter.