Helicopter carrying Colombia’s President Duque struck by bullets

No injuries reported in incident that took place when helicopter was flying through the country’s Catatumbo region towards Cucuta.

Colombia’s President Ivan Duque has said a helicopter he was on was struck by multiple bullets when flying through the country’s Catatumbo region towards the city of Cucuta, capital of the country’s Norte de Santander province on Friday. In addition to Duque, the helicopter was carrying other officials, including defence minister Diego Molano, interior minister Daniel Palacios, and governor of Norte de Santander Silvano Serrano. “It is a cowardly attack, where you can see bullet holes in the presidential aircraft,” the president said in a statement.