Costa Rica says plot to assassinate president uncovered

SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA — Costa Rica’s government on Tuesday said it had uncovered a plot to assassinate President Rodrigo Chaves on the eve of national elections in which his right-wing party is tipped for victory. Jorge Torres, head of the Central American nation’s Directorate of Intelligence and National Security, cited a “confidential source” as informing the agency that an assassin had been paid to kill Chaves. Attorney General Carlo Diaz told reporters a female suspect was under investigation and described her as “quite active on social media” but gave no other details. READ: The plot to kill Bill Clinton […]... Keep on reading: Costa Rica says plot to assassinate president uncovered