The portraits of alleged attackers of the helicopter where Iván Duque was going

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Colombian Defense Minister Diego Molano reported this Sunday that two spoken portraits were made of the alleged attackers of the helicopter that was transporting the country's president, Iván Duque, on Friday in Cúcuta, Norte de Santander.

At a press conference, Molano explained that both people would be the ones who fired the AK-47 and 7-62 rifles that were found at the place "with marks of the Armed Forces of Venezuela."

Credit: Ministry of Defense of Colombia

Credit: Ministry of Defense of Colombia

The authorities of the neighboring country have not yet ruled on this information.

CNN tries to communicate with the Ministry of Popular Power for Communication and Information of Venezuela.

• Helicopter attacked where President Iván Duque and two of his ministers were traveling

On the other hand, Molano pointed out that they received information about a possible alliance in the area of ​​the attack between the urban front of the ELN and the residual armed group 33 of the dissidents of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).

According to the Colombian authorities, work is also being done not only to capture the perpetrators but also to identify the ideologues of the attack.

The Defense Minister announced this Saturday that a reward of up to US $ 800,000 is being offered for information that allows finding those responsible for the attack. 

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The helicopter in which President Iván Duque was traveling;

the Minister of Defense, Diego Molano;

the Minister of the Interior, Daniel Palacios;

the Governor of Norte de Santander, Silverio Serrano;

and the mayor of Cúcuta, Jairo Yáñez, among others, received six hits, reported General Ramsés Rueda, commander of the Colombian Air Force (FAC).

All people on board were unharmed. 

Osmary Hernández contributed to this report.

Helicopter Ivan Duque