Six individuals are now held in custody of the Venezuelan authorities as the investigation on the failed assassination attempt on President Nicolas Maduro continues, a national interior minister told the press.
According to a report from CNN, the Policía Nacional Bolivariana (PNB) has arrested six people suspected to be the ones responsible in the chaos that took place in the Venezuelan capital, Caracas.
Interior Minister Nestor Reverol said during a press briefing that those arrested were accused of "terrorism and assassination." Two of the suspected assassins hold previous arrest warrants for their anti-government activities.
In a footage shared by the news agency, Maduro can be seen on stage, along with his wife, Cilia Flores, during an official event commemorating the 81st anniversary of the Venezuelan National Guard.
The president was in the middle of delivering his speech when a sound of explosion cuts through the air, startling those in the stage, including the first couple.
The video, which was first released through a state television, then cuts to show a wide shot of soldiers dispersing from their ranks.
Several more other loud bangs were heard before the broadcast finally shut off.
"At exactly 5.41pm in the afternoon several explosions were heard," Information Minister Jorge Rodriguez announced in a live press conference following the incident, a report from the Associated Press indicated.
"The investigation clearly reveals they came from drone-like devices that carried explosives," the information officer added.
Rodriguez went on to assure the public that the 55-year-old leader was "fine" and although the attack didn't draw any casualty, there were seven people injured because of it.
In an address delivered hours after the scuffle, Maduro said that what he thought to be a fireworks display was actually an attempt to end his life.
"This was an attempt to kill me," Maduro told the public.
The Venezuelan head of state put blame on "far-right" elements including Colombian president, Juan Manuel Santos.
Bogota clarified that the accusations were "baseless."
Maduro also pointed fingers on the White House to which the latter dismissed accordingly.
"I can say unequivocally there was no U.S. government involvement in this at all," National Security Adviser John Bolton told Fox News.
The attackers during the assassination used two DJI M600 drones with each carrying a kilogram of C-4 explosives. One of the devices flew straight towards the direction of the president. However, authorities claimed they were able to intercept the control of the drone, causing it to explode outside its intended area of detonation.
The first drone, meanwhile, fell and exploded into a residential building nearby, Reverol said.
