Venezuelan president Nicols Maduro survives drone assassination attempt [View all]

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Source: The Guardian

"Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro has survived an apparent assassination attempt involving drones which exploded close to him while he was speaking at an event in Caracas.

State television showed Maduro abruptly cutting short his speech during a celebration of the National Guard’s 81st anniversary.

The hundreds of soldiers present were shown breaking ranks and scattering.

The Venezuelan information minister Jorge Rodriguez said there had been an “attack” against the president involving several drones loaded with explosives."

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/aug/04/nicolas-maduros-speech-cut-short-while-soldiers-scatter

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