Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro emerged on his country’s national TV hours after what he called an “attempt against his life” on Saturday and pointed blame at far-right elements and Colombia’s outgoing president, Juan Manuel Santos.
“I’m alive and victorious,” he said.
Maduro spoke to the nation a few hours after being evacuated from a stage in Caracas, where he was in mid-speech at an event to commemorate the 81st anniversary of the Venezuelan National Guard.
He says a device exploded right in front of him.
“There was a big explosion,” adding that he initially thought it was fireworks.
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