Colombian President Gustavo Petro said that the helicopter he was traveling in was forced to divert due to an assassination attempt.
“I didn't land where I was supposed to because there were concerns that the helicopter carrying my children would be shot at“, he said at a government meeting broadcast on the presidential administration's YouTube channel.
According to Petro, he “avoided being killed“.
“We flew for four hours over the open sea and arrived where we hadn't planned“, he said.