‘Trump needs to help me fight these terrorists’: Venezuelan president survives a drone assassination attempt then claims ex-pats exiled in Florida colluded with Colombia to plot his murder
President Nicolas Maduro claims he was the subject of an assassination plot using explosives-rigged drones
Socialist premier claimed those responsible were ‘far-right’ Venezuelan exiles living in Florida and Colombia
Pointed finger at Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos who recently predicted he would be overthrown
Maduro was seen addressing a military parade on live TV before looking to the sky after hearing an explosion
A terrified look crossed his face before he was bundled away by uniformed aides carrying bulletproof shields
Hundreds of soldiers who were assembled in neat rows suddenly scattered in all directions amid screaming
By RORY TINGLE and ALEX GREEN
DAILYMAIL.com
5 August 2018
The President of Venezuela has called on Donald Trump to help him fight ‘terrorist groups’ after blaming an apparent assassination attempt using explosives-rigged drones on ‘far-right’ exiles from his poverty-stricken regime living in the US and Colombia.
Nicolas Maduro was addressing a military parade in Caracas on live TV this Saturday when he suddenly halted and looked to the sky after hearing an explosion. A terrified expression crossed his face before he and his wife Cilia Flores were swamped with aides carrying bulletproof shields.
Footage then showed hundreds of soldiers who were assembled in neat formation on a wide road scatter in all directions amid the sound of screaming. Microphones could be heard being dropped at the state channel that was filming the event, which quickly froze.
In a statement three hours later, Maduro said ‘everything points’ to a right-wing plot that early investigation suggested was linked to Colombia, its president Juan Manuel Santos, and the US state of Florida – where many Venezuelan exiles live. He said several plotters had been arrested, without giving any further details.
Yet immediately Maduro’s account of the incident was engulfed in controversy, with Colombia dismissing the claim its citizens were responsible as ‘baseless’ and fire officials saying the noises were caused by a gas explosion in a nearby apartment block. Meanwhile, a little-known group claimed responsibility in a single unverified tweet.
Footage broadcast by state television shows Nicolas Maduro abruptly cutting short his speech as what he described as explosives-rigged drones detonated in front of him. He called the attack an assassination attempt +14
Footage broadcast by state television shows Nicolas Maduro abruptly cutting short his speech as what he described as explosives-rigged drones detonated in front of him. He called the attack an assassination attempt.
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