Venezuelan opposition groups are suspected of initiating a bizarre new terror campaign before Halloween. Sinister pumpkins have appeared in parts of Caracas with warnings and photos of government officials, VHeadline.com, a Venezuelan electronic news site, reported Monday. | Seriously, we can't make this stuff up |
The State Political & Security (DISIP) Police and the Police Detective Branch (CICPC) are taking the matter seriously using anti-bomb units to remove the pumpkins, VHeadline.com said.
However, the pumpkins were not bombs but did contain messages and photos of possible assassination targets including Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Frias, Caracas Mayor Juan Barreto, Attorney General Isaias Rodriguez and former Media Minister Andres Izarra, the report said. The seven pumpkins were placed in the Chacao municipality of Caracas in front of the Pequiven (petrochemical) HQ, Avenida Liberatdor, Santiago de Leon clinic, and Avenida Bolivar and three other locations and the texts in them were signed by the Macumba Group, the report said. CICPC special division chief, Commissioner Jesus Gonzalez said wires had been attached to the pumpkins along with messages about Constitution Article 350 on civil rebellion.
It remained unclear whether the pumpkins were a hoax or the precursor to an opposition terror campaign, the report said. |