Venezuelan official confirms seizure of another cannon for attempted assassination
26/9/2008 17:58
Venezuelan Interior and Justice Minister Tarek El Aissami confirmed
yesterday the seizure of another cannon, a model AT4, besides the one captured
on Wednesday for an attempted assassination and coup against the government of
President Hugo Chaves.
El Aissami indicated that the AT4 cannon was
discovered in the district of Mariperez de Caracas in the northwest of the
Venezuelan capital.
"Today, the Metropolitan Police achieved goal of
disarming part of this killing plan. Media try to hide the severity of the
plan," El Aissami said during an honoring event to the police corps of the
metropolitan area.
Earlier yesterday, Venezuelan deputy Earle Herrera said
that they had seized the high impact weapon, allegedly to be used in a
frustrated coup against the government, on Sept. 11.
According to officials,
the country's political opposition, made up by retired soldiers and businessmen,
were trying to kill President Hugo Chavez.
The National Assembly and General
Prosecutor Office of the Republic are investigating the case.
On Wednesday
Venezuelan state security officers also seized a portable cannon in the Zulia
State in northwest Venezuela, allegedly to be used to blow up the president's
plane. They also arrested two men and seized four grenades.
Xinhua
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