00:01U.S. President Donald Trump was smuggled out of Air Force One in Turkey last month due to a missile
00:06threat, a source says Wednesday, August 12.
00:09The source was briefed on the incident that took place on July 8 in the Turkish capital Ankara, where Trump
00:14attended a NATO summit.
00:15The Secret Service had received a credible intelligence report that the presidential plane could be targeted by a shoulder-fired
00:21missile.
00:22They then secretly led Trump and the small group of aides into a catering truck and transferred them to a
00:27smaller government plane.
00:28Senior administration officials, White House staff, and journalists remained on Air Force One, which departed safely.
00:34A separate source says the would-be attackers had no clear plans of executing their intent, which was why the
00:40planes were allowed to fly.
00:42Experts say the threat may have come from a new type of heat-seeking missile that homes in on hot
00:46aircraft engines.
00:48All this happened amid heightened tensions between the U.S. and Iran.
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