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Shocking Moment Venezuelan President Survived Assassination Attempt Live On Tv

Shocking Moment Venezuelan President Survived Assassination Attempt Live On Tv 



Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has survived an apparent assassination attempt using drones laden with explosives. His wife Celia Flores is seen wincing as both look up after the unidentified sound

Mr Nicolas Maduro, the Venezuelan President,  has survived an apparent assassination attempt by "terrorists" who detonated drones rigged with explosives as he addressed a military parade on live TV.

According to CNN, hundreds of soldiers broke ranks and sprinted for cover as blasts rang out last night over the capital Caracas. Seven soldiers were hurt.

Maduro has since called on US president Donald Trump to join his fight against the "terrorist groups" responsible for the attack.

The explosions cut short a televised speech by the Venezuelan head of government during the National Guard's 81 anniversary celebration.

Maduro - blamed for the impoverished country's crippling inflation and shortages of basic goods - was unharmed.

Information Minister Jorge Rodriguez condemned it as an attempted attack on the President's life.

He said:  "At exactly 5:41 p.m. in the afternoon several explosions were heard. The investigation clearly reveals they came from drone-like devices that carried explosives."



This is the moment hundreds of soldiers break ranks and scatter at the event

Wearing a presidential banner, Maduro was speaking on a podium alongside his wife Cilia Flores and several high-ranking military officials.

He told the crowds:  “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....”

Maduro then stops and looks up in the air in horror and Cilia recoils in horror.

Later security forces were seen checking a nearby building that was apparently set alight around the same time as the explosions.

Mr Maduro blamed far-right factions and the government of neighbouring Colombia for what he described as an assassination attempt.



A uniformed Venezuelan official was pictured with head injuries following the drone blasts

In an address to the nation Saturday evening, he said: "This was an attempt to kill me. Today they attempted to assassinate me."

Maduro said at no point did he panic, confident the military would protect him.

"That drone came after me," he said.  "But there was a shield of love that always protects us. I'm sure I'll live for many more years."

He said police had made a number of arrests but gave no further details.

He also said he believed Colombia's president Juan Manuel Santos - one of his most outspoken critics - was behind the bomb plot.



Security personnel shield Maduro after the apparent assassination attempt

And he claimed the plot was planned and financed in Florida and asked for Donald Trump's help catching the perpetrators.

A previously unknown group claimed responsibility for the attack.

Soldiers in T-shirts said in a tweet that it planned to fly two drones loaded with explosives at the president, but government soldiers shot them down before they reached their target.

The claims could not be immediately verified.

Watch the a video of the attack below:


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