Transcript for Attempted assassination using drones?

nation attempt play out on live TV. The president of vuela speakingubcly, interrupted by a series of blasts. Bodyguarng up she selater, ttering andning away.the presidt says it S an attack by drones armed with mbs, and he' Ving maximum punishment.but, there are qions about that claim. Here's Matt Gutman. Reporter: Venezuelan esident nilas maduro speaking at a military parade in the capital, when chaos erupts. Maduro, th his wifby side, log up. You can see his wife fhing. Then the feed cuts out bodyards swarmg to proct at the sound of an explosion, soldiers and Mary bands,ho habeen stand at attenon Ng ranks a scatterin smoke rising over the city. Maduro, athed and fi hours lateiming it was an assassination attempt by drones. "I am standing alive and victorious, ready totithe battle he says toy, his intior minister releasing an image of the of drones they sayere used in the alleged Atta claiming the would-besanated two es carrying c-4 explosives. One taeting the ag other losing control, exploding at the base building it ll. But fighters on the scene disputing that late the assoatt least one of thexplosions was from agas tank ia nearby artment build the potential coup cg at a extreme haship in once-wealthy Venezuela. Wee been dumen the struggles side theountlast year eting Vanessa and Adolfo, two teachers who have to alternatals E sure their sogets to ea and ear this yeawe traveled to the venezuela/coia border, witnessing thousds fleeing th place get200 to 300 people a day, many of them ffeffects fun toght, the vezuelan government blaming the incident ar right ftions ins the cotry who th say collaborated with conspirators in B states. If the vernment O Venezuela has hard information that they want to present S thould show potential via. Criminal, Weill take a sious look at it. Reporter: The Venezuelan government says seven LE reut no one walled. Mat the venuelan government and allies blamtack on the united States wiiding any id this, as some are wondering if maduro himself was behind the plot? Reporter: Yes, some are in the U. Goverent wonderingthat. John boltohinting that alleged coup may have been a pretext set up by the re. Tody -- to dive discontent it is worth notiif attempwareal, it would constitute the first E headstate. M?

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