A Salvadoran man wanted by Chavez said the suspect, Francisco Chavez Abarca, was detained upon arrival Thursday by Venezuelan intelligence agents and is accused of placing bombs in
He called the Salvadoran a "big terrorist" who is closely associated with Cuban militant Luis Posada Carriles, a former CIA operative wanted for allegedly plotting the 1976 bombing of a Cuban plane that killed 73 people.
"My heart tells me this gentleman came here to kill me. I have no doubt," the president said.
"I'm sure this man didn't come here for tourism. He came here to place bombs, to see how to hunt an objective that has a price: my head," Chavez said, adding that he is tightening his security.