Colombia offers $800,000 reward for info on helicopter attack

Helicopter carrying President Duque was shot at near the Venezuela border on Friday.

The Colombian government is offering a reward of nearly $800,000 for information leading to the capture of those behind an attack on a helicopter carrying President Ivan Duque near the Venezuela border on Friday. The helicopter was approaching Cucuta airport on a flight from Sardinata when several shots – apparently from rifles – were fired at it. Duque was flying with defence minister Diego Molano, interior minister Daniel Palacios and other officials at the time.