Venezuela's Maduro survives drone assassination attempt

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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/aug/04/nicolas-maduros-speech-cut-short-while-soldiers-scatter

"The Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro, has survived an apparent assassination attempt involving drones that exploded close to him while he was speaking at an event in Caracas.

State television showed Maduro abruptly cutting short his speech during a celebration of the National Guard’s 81st anniversary.
The hundreds of soldiers present were shown breaking ranks and scattering.
The Venezuelan information minister, Jorge Rodríguez, said there had been an “attack” against the president involving drones loaded with explosives.
Maduro was “fine” and continuing to work, he said. Rodríguez said seven National Guard soldiers were injured in the apparent attack.

“At exactly 5.41pm in the afternoon several explosions were heard,” Rodríguez said in a live address minutes after the incident. “The investigation clearly reveals they came from drone-like devices that carried explosives.”

A rebel Twitter feed claimed that two drones packed with C4 explosives had been detonated near the president before being shot down by snipers."

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1. Novel way to assassinate.

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2. The drones exploded and *then* they were shot down??

Damn, those are pretty durable drones!

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3. K&R

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4. Cool story, bro. nt