[Nicky91]

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's criticized him for undermining democracy
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

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. They both escaped uninjured.

The visibly shaken head of state said he saw a 'flying device' that exploded before his eyes but no drones appeared to be captured in footage of the incident.

'This was an attempt to kill me,' the 55-year-old said later in an impassioned retelling of the events. 'Today they attempted to assassinate me.'
Video 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.

In a day of confusing and rapidly changing developments:
Maduro blamed attack on exiles in the US and Colombia and county's president
Tensions are high over Colombia sheltering dissidents from the socialist country
Called on government of US President Trump to 'help me fight these terrorists'
He said two drones had deployed explosives in an attempt to assassinate him
Seven soldiers were injured in the attack and several buildings left damaged
Claims of responsibility denied by Colombian government and opposition
Obscure group called Soldiers in T-shirts made unverified claim of responsibility
Said it tried to fly the two drones at the president but soldiers shot them down
Venezuela expert said Maduro will use incident as an excuse to purge enemies
Suggested his regime did not stage the attack but it was done by amateurs
Regime said several suspects had been arrested but did not say who they were

Maduro was mid-speech at an event to commemorate the 81st anniversary of the Bolivarian National Guard when a 'flying device' exploded right in front of him at 5.40pm, according to a televised account he gave after the event.

'To the conscious Venezuela, we are going to bet for the good of our country, the hour of the economic recovery has come and we need...' Mr Maduro was saying before he suddenly stopped talking after hearing an explosion.

Within seconds, there was a second explosion and pandemonium ensued, with guards carrying bullet-proof shields rushing the premier and his wife off the stage.

Uniformed members of the country's National Guard lined up in the parade then suddenly broke ranks and began scattering in all directions to the sounds of microphones dropping at the state TV channel before the camera cut away.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...n-attempt.html

[Underscore]

Can you blame his citizens?

https://www.bloomberg.com/view/artic...tion-nightmare

[Nicky91]

no i really can't blame the citizens, given the political mess in Venezuela

Maduro has shown to be a very controversial president, a fair amount who dislike him there

so yeah i had seen attempts like this coming

[arista]

[Venezuelan President Maduro blames US backers and Colombia after drone attack
The White House has denied any involvement in the apparent assassination attempt, which left the Venezuelan president unhurt.]



No one got hurt
it blew up well before it it got near the President

Was it staged or a inside attack on him?
No one knows
That nation is bankrupt all under his bad power


https://news.sky.com/story/caracas-d...nment-11461738