41. During a similar street rally here three years ago, a suspected Tamil Tiger suicide bomber assassinated president Ranasinghe Premadasa. 42. They were accused of trying to assassinate the president, Lt. Yayah Jammeh, with whom they had overthrown the civilian government of Sir Dawda Jawara the previous July. 43. Welshman Ncube, along with Tsvangirai and four other top party officials, had been accused last month of plotting to assassinate the president. 44. Ncube, along with Tsvangirai and four other top party officials, had been accused last month of plotting to assassinate the president. 45. South African air traffic controllers reported nothing out of the ordinary Friday despite claims that helicopters of mercenaries had left for Madagascar to assassinate its president. 46. That suspect has been arrested on charges of attempting to assassinate the president. 47. That alleged attacker, Francisco Duran, was arrested on a charge of attempting to assassinate the president. 48. The action was in response to the discovery of a plot to assassinate former president George Bush. |