Nicolás Maduro: Who is the Venezuelan president and why might there be a plot to assassinate him?

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Nicolás Maduro: Who is the Venezuelan president and why might there be a plot to assassinate him?

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Nicolás Maduro: Who is the Venezuelan president and why might there be a plot to assassinate him?

Shortly after apparently dodging a purported assassination attempt, Venezuelan president Mr Maduro was part-way through a speech celebrating the National Guard’s 81st anniversary when drones carrying explosives are said to have detonated, prompting pandemonium. Neat formations of soldiers that had assembled for the event scattered and the president’s bodyguards quickly ushered him away. The 55-year-old was unharmed in the incident, but seven people were injured, the country’s information minister said, with photographs showing soldiers ...

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Aug 5, 2018

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Assassination attempt on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro

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Assassination attempt on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro

President Nicolas Maduro offering statements to the press, in Caracas, Venezuela, Aug. 4, 2018. Maduro claimed that the Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, and far-right elements in Venezuela had attempted to assassinate him using a pair of drones flying over a military ceremony. (Photo: ...

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Venezuelan government: Drone strikes targeted Maduro

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TEHRAN – Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi on Sunday denounced assassination attempt on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. According to the Foreign Ministry website, Qassemi condemned the attempt and described it as a move to create instability and insecurity in Venezuela. He also said ...

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TEHRAN, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Foreign Ministry on Sunday condemned the assassination attempt of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. The failed bid was aimed at spreading insecurity and instability in the South American country, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qasemi said. "We ...

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In this photo provided by the Miraflores Presidential Palace, President Nicolas Maduro speaks during a event marking the 81st anniversary of the National Guard, in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, August 4, 2019. Venezuela's government says several explosions heard at a military event were an ...

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