Reply #3: President (of Honduras) targeted for assassination. [View All]

[NYC]

http://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/12/21/honduras.president.ap/
Dated Tuesday, 12/21/2004.

Drug traffickers and other criminals are trying to kill President Ricardo Maduro, his security minister said Tuesday.

"Our intelligence has detected preparations to carry out this assassination," ...

(Security Minister) Alvarez said organized criminals had been supporting Honduran youth gangs, known as Maras, increasing their ability to carry out such an attack.

"Our sources are totally credible," he said.

The minister's comments come a day after Maduro himself said he was increasing security because "we have information from a good source that someone would like to hurt me and my family."


http://www.swissinfo.org/sen/Swissinfo.html?siteSect=143&sid=5426321
Re Honduran bus:

"This is a threat not against me or (Security Minister) Oscar Alvarez or (Defense Minister) Federico Breve, but against all Hondurans," said
President Ricardo Maduro.