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Venezuela President Nicholas Maduro accused the Colombian authorities of organizing an attempt on him.

The explosions thundered on Saturday during the performance of Maduro at a military holiday in the center of Karakas, reports Reuters.

The ceremony was broadcast live. Near Maduro stood his wife, Minister of Defense, Prosecutor General and military leaders. Maduro interrupted the speech. The movement began in the crowd, and the broadcast at this moment was interrupted. When Maduro tried to continue the speech, the second explosion occurred. The president was surrounded by the guards, closed with bulletproof shields and taken from the stage.

According to the Venezuelan Information Minister Horhe Rodriguez, several drones exploded with explosives. According to the official, seven military personnel of the National Guard suffered. As the witness told, he heard two explosions.

According to the Associated Press with reference to firefighters, during the performance of Maduro, an explosion of a gas cylinder occurred in the apartment of one of the neighboring houses; The smoke coming from the window was visible.

For several hours, the president made a television show. Maduro assigned the responsibility for the attempt on the president of Colombia and Venezuelan ultra -right groups. According to him, the attempt was organized from Florida. Maduro added that several involved people were detained.

“It was an attempt, today they tried to kill me,” said Maduro. “I have no doubt that it was Venezuelan that are far -righted together with the Colombian far -right Juan Manuel Santos. The first results of the investigation lead to Bogota, and this explains the recent statements of Santos, who predicted the end of the Maduro regime. Columbia leaves his post on August 7 - Ed.), Without harming Venezuela. "

The President of Venezuela expressed the hope that the Donald Trump administration "is ready to fight terrorist groups that attack peaceful countries - in this case, in Venezuela."

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Colombia rejected the country's involvement in the attempt on Maduro.

The responsibility for the attempt was taken by the little -known group "National Movement of Soldiers in T -shirts." On Twitter, the "soldiers" wrote that they launched two drones, but they were shot down by snipers. “We have not succeeded today, but this is only a matter of time,” the statement said. According to representatives of the organization, it was founded in 2014 to unite all Venezuelan "resistance groups".