Venezuela arrests man on suspicion of trying to incite assassination of Hugo Chavez
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CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan police have arrested a man on suspicion of trying to incite the assassination of President Hugo Chavez.
Justice Minister Tareck El Aissami says the 28-year-old was detained Thursday in the southwestern city of El Vigia after a weeklong investigation. The man's identity has not been released.
El Aissami says the man has traveled frequently to Colombia and police found messages on his computers alluding to a plot to kill Chavez involving Colombia's outlawed right-wing paramilitary groups.
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Tensions are strained between Colombia's conservative government and Chavez's socialist administration.
Venezuelan authorities have claimed numerous purported plots against Chavez in recent years, but none have led to arrests.