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BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - A leading opposition senator went public with an alleged assassination plot on Tuesday, accusing a former army colonel who has provided security for the U.S. coal company Drummond of conspiring to kill him.
Sen. Gustavo Petro told The Associated Press that the public prosecutor's office learned of the plot from one of the would-be assassins, who testified he met with retired army Col. Julian Villate and others in January in the coastal city of Santa Marta to plan the killing.
The assassination was not carried out, and Petro said he had no more details about the plot. A spokeswoman for the public prosecutor's office would not confirm it had the testimony, but said it was looking into Petro's allegations.
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