Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has accused one of the country’s most prominent opposition leaders of being linked to the alleged assassination attempt using drones.
Maduro said in a nationally televised broadcast Tuesday night that statements by suspects already arrested point to Julio Borges, an opposition leaders living in exile in Colombia.
It follows a thwarted assassination attempt Saturday when two drones armed with explosives detonated near the president speaking outdoors during a military celebration.
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Images captured on live television showed Maduro and his wife looking up at the sky at one explosion and then hundreds of soldiers scrambling.
READ MORE: 6 detained after attempted drone attack during Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s speech
Prosecutors say they have arrested six people who face charges of treason, attempted murder and terrorism.
Maduro has called on U.S. and Colombian leaders to turn over any suspects.
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