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Venezuela’s president Nicolas Maduro survives assassination bid using drones packed with explosives during live TV speech
Maduro has since called on US president Donald Trump to join his fight against the “terrorist groups” responsible for the attack.
But questions have been raised about whether the incident was faked after Maduro quickly blamed political opponents and media footage of the event suddenly cut out.
The explosions cut short a televised speech by the Venezuelan head of government during the National Guard’s 81 anniversary celebration.
Maduro – blamed for the impoverished country’s crippling inflation and shortages of basic goods – was unharmed.
Information Minister Jorge Rodriguez condemned it as an attempted attack on the President’s life.
He said: “At exactly 5:41 p.m. in the afternoon several explosions were heard. The investigation clearly reveals they came from drone-like devices that carried explosives.”
Wearing a presidential banner, Maduro was speaking on a podium alongside his wife Cilia Flores and several high-ranking military officials.
He told the crowds: “To the conscious Venezuela, we are going to bet for the good of our country, the hour of the economic recovery has come and we need….”
Maduro then stops and looks up in the air in horror and Cilia recoils in horror.
A day of violence and confusion:
- Explosions rang out above the Venezuelan National Guard’s 81 anniversary celebration at 5:41pm yesterday as President Nicolas Maduro delivered a speech
- Seven soldiers were injured in the attack as security personnel rushed to protect Maduro. Buildings were also damaged by the exploding drones
- Addressing the press after the blasts he said two drones had been deployed in an attempt to assassinate him
- The president blamed the attack on exiles in the US and Colombia as well as the Colombian government
- Tensions with Colombia are high over its sheltering of dissidents from Maduro’s socialist country
- Colombian officials denied responsibility for the attack
- An obscure group called Soldiers in T-shirts claimed they carried out the assassination attempt, although this is unverified
- Maduro called for support form Donald Trump to “help me fight these terrorists”
- Venezuelan officials said several suspects had been arrested but did not disclose their identities
Later security forces were seen checking a nearby building that was apparently set alight around the same time as the explosions.
Mr Maduro blamed far-right factions and the government of neighbouring Colombia for what he described as an assassination attempt.
In an address to the nation Saturday evening, he said: “This was an attempt to kill me. Today they attempted to assassinate me.”
Maduro said at no point did he panic, confident the military would protect him.
“That drone came after me,” he said. “But there was a shield of love that always protects us. I’m sure I’ll live for many more years.”
He said police had made a number of arrests but gave no further details.
He also said he believed Colombia’s president Juan Manuel Santos – one of his most outspoken critics – was behind the bomb plot.
And he claimed the plot was planned and financed in Florida and asked for Donald Trump’s help catching the perpetrators.
Mr Maduro, who succeeded tyrant Hug Chavez, was elected to a new term in office in May despite a crippling economic and humanitarian crisis and violence on the streets.
Boris Johnson said the vote was “obviously rigged” and called for fresh international sanctions.
Maduro’s regime has been accused of locking up political opponents and using deadly force to put down protests.
How President Maduro plunged Venezuela into political and economic crisis
PRESIDENT Nicolas Mduro has clung to power in Venezuela plunging the country into political turmoil at home and with governments overseas.
International observers have decried Maduro’s violent clampdown that has seen more than 125 people die in bloody clashes since he won sweeping powers in a rigged election in August last year.
Once the richest country in Latin America, and despite still being a major oil exporting nation, the now socialist administration’s economy is on the verge of total collapse.
Hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans have fled the country, where food and medicine are in short supply and inflation could reach one million percent, according to the International Monetary Fund.
Maduro, a 55-year-old socialist leader, has stuffed the current parliament and Supreme Court with his own supporters – and America, Mexico, Columbia and Panama have all sanctioned a number of their leaders.
France, Germany and Canada withdrew their ambassadors, and the US previously told all embassy staff to leave the country.
Maduro often ciriticses the opposition and the US, claiming they are working together to overthrow him.
The president violently suppressed protests after his election last year as thousands marched for four months against his creation of the Constitutional Assembly which solidified his hold on the governmnent.
The body replaced elected legislature and the Supreme Court later declared the more democraic National Assembly dissolved.
123 Comments on "Venezuela’s president Nicolas Maduro survives assassination bid using drones packed with explosives during live TV speech"
Cloggie on Sun, 5th Aug 2018 3:55 pm
I have yet to see a picture of a drone. Could be a engineered pretext to create the excuse to take out political opponents, like Erdogan did after Guelen supposedly attempted a coup against him.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/aug/05/crackdown-feared-after-venezuelan-president-survives-alleged-attack
I did see pictures of a nearby building that did show signs of a fire/explosion:
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/venezuelan-president-maduro-unharmed-apparent-222614105.html
Tentative conclusion: engineered for political purposes.
pointer on Sun, 5th Aug 2018 4:06 pm
“Tentative conclusion: engineered for political purposes.”
This immediately crossed my mind as well, Cloggie. And then the next thought was, “It is a matter of time before the orange turd stages something like this himself.” The orange turd already stages a lot of things — for instance, the “devoted” rally attendees who appear behind him at his Nuremberg-style rallies. There’s always at least one black guy with a poster that says, “Blacks for Trump”. Yeah, right.
Davy on Sun, 5th Aug 2018 4:11 pm
Pointer, the democratic apparatus along with the security services already engineered an attempted soft coup with dubious excuses. I would think the orange turd should have a right to fight fire with fires
Antius on Sun, 5th Aug 2018 4:21 pm
“I have yet to see a picture of a drone”
Here are two.
https://www.tumblr.com/search/borg%20drone
You will be assimilated!
MASTERMIND on Sun, 5th Aug 2018 4:24 pm
What socialism? Private sector still dominates 2/3 Venezuelan economy despite Chavez crusade
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2010/07/18/socialism-private-sector-dominates-venezuelan-economy-despite-chavez-crusade.html
MASTERMIND on Sun, 5th Aug 2018 4:27 pm
Clogg not everything in this world is a conspiracy you nutjob..Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar..
Antius on Sun, 5th Aug 2018 4:38 pm
“Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar”
Never accept a cigar from Bill Clinton…
http://www.journalism.org/1998/10/20/the-cigar/
…Or a beer from a Polish man.
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-08-04/polish-vagina-beer-contains-essense-two-smoking-hot-models
Cloggie on Sun, 5th Aug 2018 4:43 pm
Cloggmeister, sir, not everything in this world is a conspiracy. Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar, just my humble opinion.
I have always wondered what it was you have been smoking, millimind. Now I know.
Anonymouse1 on Sun, 5th Aug 2018 4:45 pm
Farticle claims
“Maduro – blamed for the impoverished country’s crippling inflation and shortages of basic goods – was unharmed:
Blamed by whom exactly? I dont. I thought Chavez was to blame. At least that what the yid media told me to believe. Oh, snap, he died, so, I guess Chavez gets that job now.
Whatever the ‘sun’ might want you to believe, a great many people, and not just Venezuelans, happen to know the ones to blame for pretty much all of that inflation and shortages of goods, wait for it…..
The united saints, I mean, snakes of amerika. Bet you didn’t you see that coming did you?
And they have had plenty of help sabotaging the economy from the country’s uS-aligned oligarchs. You know, 4th gen warfare, economic warfare in pentagon, CIA speak. And the spooks@Landgely likely had a hand in this pys-ops as well. Even if it fails, the idea is sow paranoia, and heighten tension. So even if the uS ‘failed’, they still ‘win’.
Its how you sick fuck amerikans operate.
PS: you are in dire need of mental health counseling services exceptionalturd. Mak posted some links for you, and i can always put up that Toll-Free number up again in case you forgot to write it down.
Davy on Sun, 5th Aug 2018 5:59 pm
Asperger STFU, didn’t you just see Antius say enough is enough you stupid blabbering kid. Can’t you just let things go for a day?
Plantagenet on Sun, 5th Aug 2018 6:26 pm
There was no drone attack. Maduro and his cronies were on live TV, and the TV showed them all running like rabbits after there was a small explosion in an apartment building well away from the site of the speech. The drone attack story is an attempt to cover the base cowardice shown by Maduro et alia.
Cheers!
MASTERMIND on Sun, 5th Aug 2018 6:45 pm
Nice try CIA
https://i.redd.it/dd81uo8427e11.jpg
LMFAO!
twocats on Sun, 5th Aug 2018 6:53 pm
1992 coup attempt was real enough. let’s see what happens if someone takes a shot at ding-dong. let’s see him charge the attackers like he said he would.
JuanP on Sun, 5th Aug 2018 7:14 pm
Delusional Davy “Asperger STFU, didn’t you just see Antius say enough is enough you stupid blabbering kid. Can’t you just let things go for a day?”
Why don’t you STFU and lead by example, Exceptionalist?
deadly on Sun, 5th Aug 2018 7:17 pm
Looks like a scene from the Wild Bunch.
Those folks sure do dress uptown for an impoverished country.
Maduro should wear sackcloth and ashes, be a wretch, not some idiot Venezuelan thinking he is a Brazilian. lol
MASTERMIND on Sun, 5th Aug 2018 7:24 pm
The deep state will do anything to kill a leftist leader..They are ruled by the right..And its laughable people think Trump is at war with them..He cut all the defense contractors taxes..He gave a 75% income tax cut to the wealthy owners of the war industry..he dropped the mother of all bombs already..And has attacked Syria twice based on unverified gas attacks..And he increased the Military’s budget..And he got on his knees to Israel moving that embassy and canceling the Iran deal..
onlooker on Sun, 5th Aug 2018 7:34 pm
By definition the Deep State transcends Parties. It is the hegemonic financial puppet masters and their key enablers/proxies the MIC and Intelligence agencies
Davy on Sun, 5th Aug 2018 8:10 pm
“Why don’t you STFU and lead by example, Exceptionalist?”
AH, I did until I got called out by asperger and now you, dumbass.
GregT on Sun, 5th Aug 2018 8:34 pm
Davy,
For the love of God, will you PLEASE give it a fucking rest already!
Davy on Sun, 5th Aug 2018 8:47 pm
GEEZE, the whole gang came out to make their scene. Called out the 3rd time by another dumbass gangbanger. FUCK OFF ASSWIPE. STICK YOUR LOVE OF GOD IN YOUR PIE HOLE.
makati1 on Sun, 5th Aug 2018 8:51 pm
GregT, Davy is helpless in his affliction. He is too far gone for help. If he was even half way sane, he would see how hew appears to others. Obviously he doesn’t. His mental state is beyond help. He will never go for treatment because he knows he would be institutionalized. I have chosen to ignore him. He cannot even remember the proper names of the people he puts down.
Davy on Sun, 5th Aug 2018 8:53 pm
correction, I forgot about the senile old man.
GregT on Sun, 5th Aug 2018 8:55 pm
There is no gang Davy, just a number of separate individuals who have all absolutely had enough of your five year long tirade of delusion bullshit.
Give it a fucking rest already nutcase.
Anonymouse1 on Sun, 5th Aug 2018 8:55 pm
What a retard, and no, I don’t mean Plantretard.
Sorry plantietard, I’ll get your idiotic moron ass next time. Had to bump you for the excpetionaltard here. While you are still the greater retard by far, the turd here is freaking out (again).
onlooker on Sun, 5th Aug 2018 9:01 pm
Yes, Davy, the “Gang”, is now everyone who wants an end to these distracting posts by EVERYONE
Davy on Sun, 5th Aug 2018 9:01 pm
Yea, check out the pattern the gang practices which trashes the board. Dumbass Asperger calls me out then in rapid fire succession the other 3 gangbangers join in. These people are filthy idiots.
Anonymouse1 on Sun, 5th Aug 2018 4:45 pm
“Its how you sick fuck amerikans operate. PS: you are in dire need of mental health counseling services exceptionalturd. Mak posted some links for you, and i can always put up that Toll-Free number up again in case you forgot to write it down.’
Davy on Sun, 5th Aug 2018 5:59 pm
“Asperger STFU, didn’t you just see Antius say enough is enough you stupid blabbering kid. Can’t you just let things go for a day?”
JuanP on Sun, 5th Aug 2018 7:14 pm
“Delusional Davy “Asperger STFU, didn’t you just see Antius say enough is enough you stupid blabbering kid. Can’t you just let things go for a day?” Why don’t you STFU and lead by example, Exceptionalist?”
Davy on Sun, 5th Aug 2018 8:10 pm
“Why don’t you STFU and lead by example, Exceptionalist?” AH, I did until I got called out by asperger and now you, dumbass.”
GregT on Sun, 5th Aug 2018 8:34 pm
“Davy, For the love of God, will you PLEASE give it a fucking rest already!”
Davy on Sun, 5th Aug 2018 8:47 pm
“GEEZE, the whole gang came out to make their scene. Called out the 3rd time by another dumbass gangbanger. FUCK OFF ASSWIPE. STICK YOUR LOVE OF GOD IN YOUR PIE HOLE.”
makati1 on Sun, 5th Aug 2018 8:51 pm
“GregT, Davy is helpless in his affliction. He is too far gone for help. If he was even half way sane, he would see how hew appears to others. Obviously he doesn’t. His mental state is beyond help. He will never go for treatment because he knows he would be institutionalized. I have chosen to ignore him. He cannot even remember the proper names of the people he puts down.”
Davy on Sun, 5th Aug 2018 8:53 pm
“Correction, I forgot about the senile old man.”
GregT on Sun, 5th Aug 2018 8:55 pm
“There is no gang Davy, just a number of separate individuals who have all absolutely had enough of your five year long tirade of delusion bullshit. Give it a fucking rest already nutcase.”
Davy on Sun, 5th Aug 2018 9:06 pm
“Had to bump you for the excpetionaltard here. While you are still the greater retard by far, the turd here is freaking out (again).”
Nope, you had to trash the board again you pathetic snot nose kid along with your big gang of 4. You dumbasses think because you got 4 people gangbangin this entitles you to own the board.
GregT on Sun, 5th Aug 2018 9:08 pm
Davy,
Please, give it a rest already. Enough is enough.
Davy on Sun, 5th Aug 2018 9:10 pm
GREYGOAR, you guys started this and you will end it. You don’t make the rules and you don’t get to get the first and last slap. What an obsessive sick moron.
makati1 on Sun, 5th Aug 2018 9:11 pm
Delusional Davy’s hitting new lows of mental control, Guys. He is getting frustrated that his meaningless rants are not having any effect.
He is obviously used to being able to hit those he disagrees with. Maybe that is why he has no family with him. Abuse can come in many forms. I wonder if he kicks his goats?
GregT on Sun, 5th Aug 2018 9:12 pm
Davy,
You would be the only one here who believes that he is the ‘board’s moderator’. You aren’t.
Please, give it a rest already.
Davy on Sun, 5th Aug 2018 9:14 pm
Billy 3rd world you remind me of a little yapping Chihuahua. You say the same stupid senile old man shit daily. Go fuck your pet monkey.
Davy on Sun, 5th Aug 2018 9:15 pm
greygoar, you have serious obsessive personality issues that make you look like a fool.
GregT on Sun, 5th Aug 2018 9:21 pm
Davy,
Would you please give it a rest already.
Cloggie on Mon, 6th Aug 2018 12:45 am
New footage, although the drone is not shown in the context to the rally, pictures could originate from anywhere:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6029789/Footage-shows-moment-drone-bomb-exploded-Presidential-rally-Venezuela.html
But it must be said though that the crowd is indeed looking up into the skies with angst. Or are they looking at the building where an explosion DID happen (gas boiler or something).
Dooma on Mon, 6th Aug 2018 1:12 am
Davy, it shows your super low-grade mentality when you have to resort to using severe mental conditions as insults.
I work in mental health helping people with poor mental health and using a condition for name-calling is NOT ON YOU ARROGANT FUCK.
Mental illness is a serious matter and could happen to anyone of us at any time.
Grow up, David.
Davy on Mon, 6th Aug 2018 4:15 am
dumba, you stupid aswipe. If you know so much about mental health why are you a mental case. You arrogantly talk about arrogance. You are a stupid blabbering kid that could not give it a rest. You have to get your two cents to feel big you twice a month contributing nothing asswipe. If you didn’t notice the issues where with the gang yesterday not today. STFU or this will continue.
Dooma on Mon, 6th Aug 2018 7:25 am
You are a piece of dog shit on the heal of society.
If you think that I post too little, then you sure as hell love posting essays every single day. “China this and China that” There are plenty of people who are sick of your rhetoric.
And I you are going to tell me to “shut the fuck up” then say it old man.
Davy on Mon, 6th Aug 2018 7:53 am
Dumba, you don’t say anything of substance except once every 6 months. You are an uneducated millennial Australian with a big mouth. You are probably a scrawny boy that has the need to be big. If you noticed we are trying to tone down the trolling but what does our dumba-ass do but incite more trolling. I have no documentation of the last time you contributed a knowledgeable comment because you generally don’t. Most of the time they are just a tabloid anti-Americanism belching out pro-Asia shit. You can either contribute or I will belittle and crush you adolescent behavior. Contributing is not easy to do and it is the only thing here on this digital board that shows real manhood. You have to be able to say something here and have it stand the test of a debate then and only then are you a real man. Your big bad talk means nothing to me. When the big bad talk is without any intellectual contribution then you are just a loud mouth pussy. That is what you are dumba, a classic pussy just like your Canadian equivalent Asperger. Go bite yourself.
joe on Mon, 6th Aug 2018 8:41 am
I for one don’t think it’s fake news. I actually believe that Venezuela army/security services are so inept and useless that the his moronic opponents would get an oppertunity to try to pull off a hairbrained scheme like that. I really think the entire lot of them are really THAT dumb.
kanon on Mon, 6th Aug 2018 9:28 am
Venezuela is an object lesson of what happens when ordinary people try to take the government away from the oligarchy. Why has oil production fallen? Embargo of parts and equipment. Why are some consumer items hard to find? Boycott by monopoly producers. Why so much inflation? Rampant counterfeiting of currency. Why do so many believe Maduro is at fault? Media propaganda campaign. It would actually be informative to do a side-by-side comparison of Venezuela and Yemen so we could see the whole playbook of people v oligarchy.
fmr-paultard on Mon, 6th Aug 2018 9:42 am
kanontard maduro is a dictator like duterte ruling by iron fists. it’s that simple. same thing with putin killing political oponents and peddler of massive fake news same thing with “venerable’ comrade Xi. for some reasons they always recruit or steal technology from my supertards. they built america for me to enjoy and i worship them, it’s that simple.
vz don’t have supertards. why don’t they turn parades to food and technology? they’re good at staging large parades.
JuanP on Mon, 6th Aug 2018 9:53 am
Davy, please get help! You are ruining the board for everyone on a daily basis. You’ve been doing this for years. Do you really have any goats? The time you waste here doesn’t leave you time for anything else. You are a lying, pathetic, sad fuck!
Davy on Mon, 6th Aug 2018 10:00 am
I didn’t say shit to you today dumbass yet you come on here and instigate shit. STFU, liar, you and your gang are ruining the board through group censorship and TROLL comment spamming. None of you at all comment real comments. In fact I have no documented comments out of you as reference. That means it has already been 3 weeks since you said anything that can be considered a contribution. You comment every day troll grunt noises but that does not count.
DEPORT BONEY JUAN
TheNationalist on Mon, 6th Aug 2018 10:01 am
When Colon Powell held up a plastic vile and claimed Saddam was going to ‘anthrax’ us it was the beginning of the end of the yank empire. Those fat faced cunts should never be trusted ever again!
The U.S.has morphed into a police state monster and the lies get worse every year. It’s so bad the masses defend this corruption now and defend scum bag journalists while they are at it. Its like a form of Stockholm syndrome!
You sad bastards on here that think those agencies are protecting you from evil russians should book in to see a mental health specialist.
Oh sorry its America, most cant afford it ofcourse!
All that money wasted and not even basic universal health care to show for it.
That CIA of yours probably charges you more than a health system would cost….
Im sorry yanks that is retarded and here they are sanctioning extra judicial killings of foreign leaders…
JuanP on Mon, 6th Aug 2018 10:04 am
Delusional Davy “If you noticed we are trying to tone down the trolling but what does our dumba-ass do but incite more trolling. I have no documentation of the last time you contributed a knowledgeable comment because you generally don’t.”
We? We? You are the worst troll on this board and have been for years! You are part of no we, Exceptionalist, you are the source of the problem! Your pretensions to moderate the board and qualify comments is beyond hilarious. You don’t moderate anything! You don’t qualify anything! You just lie, insult, and abuse; you are a clinically insane bully and nothing more. You only live once, moron, and you’re completely wasting your life and ruining others. You are not worth the air you breathe, Exceptionalist!
JuanP on Mon, 6th Aug 2018 10:07 am
Delusional Davy “STFU, liar”
You can talk to your multiple personalities all you want, Exceptionalist, but there is absolutely nothing you can do to shut me up. I will say what I want when I want. It really bugs you, doesn’t it?
Davy on Mon, 6th Aug 2018 10:14 am
Got a comment stupid inbred South American nut case?
GregT on Mon, 6th Aug 2018 10:16 am
“You have to be able to say something here and have it stand the test of a debate then and only then are you a real man.”
Davy,
Name calling, childish rhetoric, and delusional accusations do not constitute ‘debate’.
Please, give it a rest already.
Davy on Mon, 6th Aug 2018 10:26 am
Well, greygoar, you have pricked me twice you lying troll instigatin asswipe. You can’t give things a rest can you, you whining pussy. Can’t you say something instead of trolling. Is all you can do is game the board with trolling. You are a despicable piece of shit parading as respectable and intelligent. Say something moron.