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Venezuela to Ask Colombia, US for Assistance in Probe Into Maduro Murder Attempt

© AFP 2023 / Juan BarretoVenezuelan President Nicolas Maduro (C) and his wife Cilia Flores arrive for a ceremony to celebrate the 81st anniversary of the National Guard in Caracas on August 4, 2018 day in which Venezuela's controversial Constituent Assembly marks its first anniversary. The Constituent Assembly marks its first anniversary on August 4 as the embodiment of Maduro's entrenchment in power despite an economic crisis that has crippled the country's public services and destroyed its currency. The assembly's very creation last year was largely responsible for four months of street protests that left some 125 people dead.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro (C) and his wife Cilia Flores arrive for a ceremony to celebrate the 81st anniversary of the National Guard in Caracas on August 4, 2018 day in which Venezuela's controversial Constituent Assembly marks its first anniversary. The Constituent Assembly marks its first anniversary on August 4 as the embodiment of Maduro's entrenchment in power despite an economic crisis that has crippled the country's public services and destroyed its currency. The assembly's very creation last year was largely responsible for four months of street protests that left some 125 people dead. - Sputnik International
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MEXICO CITY (Sputnik) - The Venezuelan prosecutor's office plans to ask Colombia and the United States for assistance in the investigation of an assassination attempt on President Nicolas Maduro, Venezuelan Prosecutor General Tarek William Saab said Wednesday.

"Our prosecutors are now working on requests for mutual assistance in criminal cases to the United States and Colombia, so that they cooperate in the investigation," Saab said on television.

The prosecutor general pointed out that 19 people linked to the assassination attempt had already been identified.

Saab said that the suspected sponsors of the attack remained outside Venezuela.

"[Colombian resident] Rayder Russo and retired National Guard Col. Oswaldo Garcia are residing in Colombia, Osman Delgado resides in the United States. The new Colombian government must extradite these criminals to Venezuela," the official said.

He noted that three suspects had already been arrested, while their assets and bank accounts had been frozen.

"The suspects are accused of treason, failed assassination attempt of the head of state, usage of explosive devices, terrorism, damaging property and collusion to commit a crime," Saab said.

He pointed out that two drones with explosives were used during the assassination attempt.

The mentioned murder attack took place on Saturday, when a military parade in the Venezuelan capital of Caracas attended by Maduro was hindered by what the authorities said was a killing attempt on the life of the president. Venezuela's Information Minister Jorge Rodriguez said several drones detonated close to the presidential box during Maduro's address. The president was not injured, but seven soldiers sustained wounds.

In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, security personnel surround Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro during an incident as he was giving a speech in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Aug. 4, 2018 - Sputnik International
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Maduro blamed the attack on Venezuelan right-wing opposition, Colombia and individuals living in the United States. Both Washington and Bogota denied any involvement in the attack.

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