The President of the Duke of Colombia was carrying a helicopter with bullets FARC news

No one was reported injured when the helicopter was flying towards Cucuta in the Catatumbo region of the country.

Colombian President Ivan Duque said he fired several bullets into a helicopter across the country’s Catatumbo region to the city of Cucuta, the country’s capital, Santander province, on Friday.

In addition to the duke, the helicopter was carrying other officials, including Defense Minister Diego Molano, Interior Minister Daniel Palacios and Governor Silvano Serrano Norte de Santander.

“It’s a cowardly attack, bullet holes can be seen in the presidential plane,” the president said in a note.

No one was injured in the incident, a presidential spokesman said.

Photographs released by the president’s office hit the tail and main shovel.

Duque said the aircraft’s “security features” prevented a “deadly” attack.

Security personnel were given clear instructions on finding those behind the helicopter attack, the president added.

“It simply came to our notice then [we won’t give up]… in the fight against drug trafficking, terrorism and organized crime in the country, “Duque said.”[They won’t] fear us with violence or acts of terror. Our state is strong and Colombia is strong in dealing with these threats. “

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Translation: Statement by President Ivan Duque in Cutuca, north of Santander.

In the Catatumbo region on the border with Venezuela in Colombia, there are extensive coca crops, the main ingredient in cocaine.

It features former Left National Liberation Army (ELN) fighters — former FARC fighters denying a 2016 peace deal with the government — along with armed criminal groups involved in drug trafficking.

This month, a car bomb exploded 30. Army Brigade at a military base used in Cucuta, wounded by Colombian troops and U.S. military advisers.

Although Defense Minister Molano said the attack could be carried out by the ELN, the rebel group denied having any role in the bombing.

Since Duque came to power, Colombia has suffered the worst outbreak of violence since concluding a peace deal with the FARC.