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Colombia’s President Shot at in Helicopter but Survives Attack

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President Iván Duque of Colombia was aboard a helicopter with several top ministers when he said it came under fire Friday afternoon. No one was killed.
BOGOTÁ, Colombia — President Iván Duque of Colombia said he was inside a helicopter that was shot at late Friday afternoon, in an attack that he said left bullet marks in the aircraft. None of the passengers aboard, including several top ministers, were killed, Mr. Duque said in a video address just after the attack. The authorities did not immediately say who they thought was responsible for the attack that took place near the border with Venezuela.

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