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Colombia's President Ivan Duque gives a statement after an attack suffered by the helicopter he was travelling on, according to authorities, in Cucuta, Colombia, on June 25, 2021. Colombia Presidency/Handout via Reuters
BOGOTA—A helicopter carrying Colombia’s President Ivan Duque and others was struck by multiple bullets in an attack on Friday, he said in a video message.
The incident took place while the president’s helicopter was flying through Colombia’s Catatumbo region toward the city of Cucuta, capital of the country’s Norte de Santander province, Duque said.