By: DW
The helicopter carrying Duque was flying over Colombia s troubled Catatumbo region
Berlin: Colombian President Ivan Duque said Friday that a helicopter carrying him and other top officials was hit with bullets as the aircraft flew near the country s border with Venezuela. It is a cowardly attack, where you can see bullet holes in the presidential aircraft, Duque said in video remarks.
In addition to Duque, the helicopter was carrying Defense Minister Diego Molano and Interior Minister Daniel Palacios. Silvano Serrano, the governor of the Norte de Santander province neighboring Venezuela, was also onboard the aircraft.
No one was hurt by the attack. Duque said the helicopter s equipment prevented something lethal from happening.
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.
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