Biden expresses support for Colombia’s Duque after attack

Helicopter carrying Colombian President Ivan Duque and other ministers was fired upon on Friday near the Venezuela border.

United States President Joe Biden has expressed support for his Colombian counterpart, Ivan Duque, after a helicopter carrying the Colombian president and other government officials was fired upon late last week near the border with Venezuela. In a statement on Monday, the White House said Biden called Duque “to express U.S. support following the attack”. The helicopter was struck by multiple bullets when flying through the country’s Catatumbo region towards the city of Cucuta, capital of the Norte de Santander province.