| Caracas drone attack | |
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| Part of the crisis in Venezuela | |
 Venezuelan troops retreating from the area. | |
  President Maduro Don Eduardo 2018 Caracas drone attack (Central Caracas)  President Maduro Don Eduardo 2018 Caracas drone attack (Caracas) .svg) President Maduro Don Eduardo 2018 Caracas drone attack (Venezuela) | |
| Location | Near Avenida Bolívar, Caracas, Venezuela |
| Date | 4 August 2018 5:41 p.m (VST UTC −04:00) |
| Weapons | 2–3 DJI M600 drones |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Injured | 8–9 (7–8 military, 1 civilian) |
| Charges | treason, aggravated murder, attempted magnicide, inciting a riot, launching an explosive, terrorism, violent damage of property, conspiracy to commit a crime, financing terrorism;[1] detention of Juan Requesens[2] |
| Crisis in Venezuela |
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 Venezuela portal |
On 4 August 2018, two drones detonated explosives near Avenida Bolívar, Caracas, where Nicolás Maduro, the President of Venezuela, was addressing the Bolivarian National Guard in front of the Centro Simón Bolívar Towers and Palacio de Justicia de Caracas.[3][4] The Venezuelan government claims the event was a targeted attempt to assassinate Maduro, though the cause and intention of the explosions is debated.[5][6] Others have suggested the incident was a false flag operation designed by the government to justify repression of opposition in Venezuela.[7][8][9]
- ^ "Los delitos a imputar por atentado contra Maduro" [The charges of the Maduro attack] (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 9 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- ^ "Dos civiles y dos militares son imputados con los mismos delitos que Requesens" [Two civilians and two soldiers charged with the same crimes as Requesens]. Efecto Cocuyo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 19 August 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ Daniels, Joe Parkin (5 August 2018). "Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro survives apparent assassination attempt". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 5 October 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
- ^ Martinez, Alexander (5 October 2016). "Maduro says he escaped drone 'assassination' attempt, blames Colombia". Yahoo.com. Archived from the original on 24 August 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
- ^ Krygier, Rachelle; Faiola, Anthony (4 August 2018). "Maduro speech interrupted by explosions in what Venezuelan government calls a 'failed attack'". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 5 August 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
- ^ "Venezuelan President Unharmed After Assassination Attempt By Explosive Drones". Msn.com. 19 April 2017. Archived from the original on 5 August 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
- ^ Cohen, Sandra (6 August 2018). "Por que há tanta desconfiança em torno da suposta tentativa de atentado contra Maduro?". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 7 August 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- ^ "Venezuela, ¿vórtice de inestabilidad en el Caribe?". El Nuevo Herald. 6 August 2018. Archived from the original on 7 August 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- ^ Lauer, Mirko (6 August 2018). "Maduro bajo fuego" [Maduro under fire]. La República (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 6 August 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2018.