Iván Duque says his aircraft was shot while he was flying near the border with Venezuela.
Gunfire has hit a helicopter carrying the president of Colombia as it flew near the border with Venezuela.
President Iván Duque was flying toward Cúcuta in the Norte de Santander province, alongside the defence minister, interior minister, and the province's governor.Mr Duque denounced the "cowardly attack" and said he was not frightened "by violence or acts of terrorism".. Security forces are under orders to find those responsible, he added.
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