Opposition rebel plan to blow up incoming gasoline tanker

www.vheadline.com Posted: Sunday, February 23, 2003 By: Patrick J. O'Donoghue

According to a report in Maracaibo newspaper Panorama, military authorities in Bogota, Colombia have informed the Venezuelan government that a so-called radical wing of Venezuela’s opposition has been attempting to purchase explosives in Colombia.

Unconfirmed sources say the looney fringe’s objective is to blow up a tanker bringing gasoline into Venezuela for domestic consumption as it comes into Maracaibo Port. 

Panorama adds that the idea is to make the planned explosion look like an accident.  The government hasn’t issued any statement on the allegations.