<p>Colombian President Ivan Duque said a helicopter carrying him and several officials was shot at in a “cowardly” attack.</p> <p>Mr Duque said the presidential helicopter was the “victim of an attack” which took place in the southern Catatumbo region bordering Venezuela.</p> <p>A video released by the presidency showed several bullet holes in the <a href="https://news.sky.com/topic/colombia-5915" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Colombian</strong></a> air force helicopter.</p> <div class="sdc-article-widget sdc-article-image"> <figure class="sdc-article-image__figure"> <div class="sdc-article-image__wrapper" data-aspect-ratio="16/9"> <img class="sdc-article-image__item" loading="lazy" intrinsicsize="768x432" src="https://e3.365dm.com/21/06/768x432/skynews-colombia-ivan-duque_5427571.jpg?20210626032308" srcset="https://e3.365dm.com/21/06/384x216/skynews-colombia-ivan-duque_5427571.jpg?20210626032308 380w, https://e3.365dm.com/21/06/768x432/skynews-colombia-ivan-duque_5427571.jpg?20210626032308 760w, https://e3.365dm.com/21/06/1600x900/skynews-colombia-ivan-duque_5427571.jpg?20210626032308 1024w, https://e3.365dm.com/21/06/2048x1152/skynews-colombia-ivan-duque_5427571.jpg?20210626032308 2048w" sizes="(min-width: 1024px) 1024px, 100vw" alt="Bullet holes are seen on the fuselage of a Colombian Air Force helicopter. Pic: AP"> </div><figcaption class="sdc-article-image__caption"> <span class="sdc-article-image__visually-hidden">Image:</span><br /> <span class="sdc-article-image__caption-text">Bullet holes are seen on the fuselage of the Colombian air force helicopter. Pic: AP</span><br /> </figcaption></figure> </div> <p>The right-wing leader said everyone on board the aircraft was safe, including himself and the nation’s defence minister and interior minister.</p> <p>The group had were returning from an event titled Peace with Legality, the Sustainable Catatumbo chapter before the incident.</p> <div class="sdc-site-layout-sticky-region " data-interscroller="true" data-format="floated-mpu" data-role="sticky-region" data-component-name="sdc-site-layout"> <div class="sdc-site-layout-sticky-region__target"> <div class="sdc-site-layout-sticky-region__mask"> <div class="sdc-site-layout-sticky-region__content"> <div class="sdc-site-au-wrapper "> <div class="sdc-site-au site-component-vertical-margin" data-ad-format="mpu-1" data-type="" aria-hidden="true"> <p> <span class="sdc-site-au__label-text" data-label-text="Advertisement">Advertisement</span> </p> </p></div> </p></div> </p></div> </p></div> </p></div> </p></div> <p>“I want to inform the country that after fulfilling a commitment in Sardinata, in Catatumbo approaching the city of Cucuta, the presidential helicopter was the victim of an attack,” the president said in a statement.</p> <p>He said the helicopter’s equipment and capabilities “prevented something lethal from happening”.</p> <div class="sdc-article-widget sdc-article-related-stories" data-component-name="sdc-article-related-stories"> <div class="sdc-article-related-stories__content"> <h3 class="sdc-article-related-stories__title">More on Colombia</h3> </p></div> </div> <div class="sdc-article-widget sdc-article-image"> <figure class="sdc-article-image__figure"> <div class="sdc-article-image__wrapper" data-aspect-ratio="16/9"> <img class="sdc-article-image__item" loading="lazy" intrinsicsize="768x432" src="https://e3.365dm.com/21/06/768x432/skynews-colombia-ivan-duque_5427570.jpg?20210626032213" srcset="https://e3.365dm.com/21/06/384x216/skynews-colombia-ivan-duque_5427570.jpg?20210626032213 380w, https://e3.365dm.com/21/06/768x432/skynews-colombia-ivan-duque_5427570.jpg?20210626032213 760w, https://e3.365dm.com/21/06/1600x900/skynews-colombia-ivan-duque_5427570.jpg?20210626032213 1024w, https://e3.365dm.com/21/06/2048x1152/skynews-colombia-ivan-duque_5427570.jpg?20210626032213 2048w" sizes="(min-width: 1024px) 1024px, 100vw" alt="Ivan Duque speaks, flanked by Interior Minster Daniel Palacios, left, and Defense Minister Diego Molano. Pic: AP"> </div><figcaption class="sdc-article-image__caption"> <span class="sdc-article-image__visually-hidden">Image:</span><br /> <span class="sdc-article-image__caption-text">Mr Duque speaks flanked by Interior Minster Daniel Palacios (left) and Defence Minister Diego Molano. Pic: AP</span><br /> </figcaption></figure> </div> <p>Mr Duque did not provide the time of the incident or say who he believed carried it out, but several armed groups are known to operate in the area.</p> <div class="sdc-article-widget sdc-article-image"> <figure class="sdc-article-image__figure"> <div class="sdc-article-image__wrapper" data-aspect-ratio="16/9"> <img class="sdc-article-image__item" loading="lazy" intrinsicsize="768x432" src="https://e3.365dm.com/21/06/768x432/skynews-projectile-impact-struck-by-bullet_5427560.jpg?20210626011032" srcset="https://e3.365dm.com/21/06/384x216/skynews-projectile-impact-struck-by-bullet_5427560.jpg?20210626011032 380w, https://e3.365dm.com/21/06/768x432/skynews-projectile-impact-struck-by-bullet_5427560.jpg?20210626011032 760w, https://e3.365dm.com/21/06/1600x900/skynews-projectile-impact-struck-by-bullet_5427560.jpg?20210626011032 1024w, https://e3.365dm.com/21/06/2048x1152/skynews-projectile-impact-struck-by-bullet_5427560.jpg?20210626011032 2048w" sizes="(min-width: 1024px) 1024px, 100vw" alt="The mark of a projectile impact is seen on the propeller of a helicopter where Colombian President Ivan Duque was travelling in"> </div><figcaption class="sdc-article-image__caption"> <span class="sdc-article-image__visually-hidden">Image:</span><br /> <span class="sdc-article-image__caption-text">Several senior officials were also on board at the time of the incident</span><br /> </figcaption></figure> </div> <p>The president said the “cowardly” attack would not make him stop fighting drug trafficking, terrorism and organised crime.</p> <p>“The message is that Colombia is always strong in the face of crime and our institutions are above any threat,” he added.</p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://patabook.com/news/2021/06/26/helicopter-carrying-colombian-president-shot-at-leaving-bullet-holes-in-fuselage/">Helicopter carrying Colombian president shot at, leaving bullet holes in fuselage</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://patabook.com/news">Patabook News </a>.</p>
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