Colombian President Gustavo Petro says he survived an assassination attempt Monday night while traveling by helicopter . Petro told a live-streamed cabinet meeting on Tuesday that his helicopter could not land at its planned Caribbean coast destination because of credible fears that people “were going to shoot” at the aircraft. As a result, the helicopter flew out to open sea for about four hours before reaching safety, he said, describing the detour as narrowly escaping a planned attack. The