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11/20/2004:

"Prosecutor in Chavez coup inquiry is murdered"

A leading Venezuelan prosecutor investigating the 2002 coup attempt against President Hugo Chavez has been killed in a car bomb attack in Caracas, raising fears of renewed unrest in the country.

Danilo Anderson, 38, was driving to his home in the capital on Thursday night when his Jeep exploded. The bomb was activated by remote control and designed to explode upwards, said officials.

"This was a political assassination," said the information minister, Andres Izarra.

Full Article : guardian.co.uk