2018 Caracas drone attack

3 weeks ago - 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.

August 5, 2018 - Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro says he has survived an assassination attempt involving explosive drones.

October 24, 2025 - On 24 June 1960, Venezuelan President Rómulo Betancourt was wounded in an assassination attempt allegedly ordered by the Dominican dictator Rafael Leónidas Trujillo.

September 15, 2024 - "These two detainees even tell us about a group of mercenaries they are looking for to bring to Venezuela with very clear objectives to assassinate President Nicolás Maduro, Vice President Delcy Rodríguez, myself, and another group of comrades ...

February 11, 2025 - Now, after a year of investigation, Chilean authorities are confirming the fears of Venezuelan dissidents hiding out around the world: The evidence, the Chileans said, indicates that Mr. Maduro’s government ordered Mr. Ojeda’s assassination. The Maduro government has vehemently denied that. If true, the case represents a dark escalation in Mr. Maduro’s efforts to crush any threats to his authoritarian rule — and the accusations arrive just as President Trump opens a new dialogue with the autocrat in hopes of deporting undocumented Venezuelans.

September 16, 2024 - The Venezuelan government has accused the CIA of being behind an alleged plot to assassinate President Nicolas Maduro.

September 16, 2024 - Three Americans, two Spaniards and a Czech citizen were arrested Saturday after Venezuelan officials accused them of coming to the South American country to assassinate President Nicolas Maduro.

What really happened during the Venezuelan armed-drone attack on President Maduro? The organizers of the attack sat down with CNN and described their plan to assassinate Nicolas Maduro. The group purchased drones online and customized the UAS ...

1 day ago - On 4 August 2018, while giving a speech while commemorating the 81st anniversary of the Bolivarian National Guard and addressing soldiers in front of the Centro Simón Bolívar Towers and Palacio de Justicia de Caracas, two drones detonated ...

August 6, 2018 - Six people have been arrested after Saturday’s apparent assassination attempt on President Nicolas Maduro in the Venezuelan capital of Caracas, the nation’s interior minister said on national TV.

May 5, 2020 - Two U.S. citizens were arrested in Venezuela Monday. President Nicolas Maduro went on TV and said they had tried to invade his country, overthrow him and assassinate him.

August 7, 2018 - Authorities have identified the masterminds of the apparent drone assassination attempt on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, as well as the people who assisted them, Attorney General Tarek William Saab said Monday.

August 6, 2018 - Jon Lee Anderson on an assassination attempt, carried out by drone, against the President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro.

January 22, 2024 - Venezuelan authorities have arrested 32 civilians and soldiers after a months-long investigation into their alleged part in a US-backed "conspiracy" to assassinate President Nicolas Maduro, the prosecutor's office said Monday.

September 29, 2024 - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has pointed the finger at Colombia following the alleged assassination attempt on him during a military parade in Caracas at the weekend.

September 15, 2024 - Venezuela says it arrested 6 foreigners ... Maduro Three Americans, two Spaniards and a Czech citizen were arrested after Venezuelan officials accused them of coming to the South American country to assassinate President Nicolas Maduro...

November 7, 2025 - And today we have a situation where, openly, the president of the United States and his team are trying to come up with a legal rationale for basically neutralizing, liquidating, assassinating a foreign leader, in this case, Nicolás Maduro of ...

September 15, 2024 - The White House is calling on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to release disputed election data. The State Department on Sunday denied Venezuela's claim the U.S. was trying to overthrow the government and assassinate President Nicolas Maduro, ...