Documents concerning Nelson Mandela's death threats during his trip in the US have been released by the FBI.
The African president may no longer be alive today, but the FBI just revealed assassination plots that made him as a primary target. More than a hundred-page of documents were released by the said agency which tells about Mandela's death threats when he made his US trip in 1990. The said papers actually came months after he was released from prison in South Africa and four years before he became a president.
The documents contain not just one, but multiple death threats that were planned against Mandela particularly when he made his US trip. Included in those assassination plots was a handwritten note which says,"Remember John F. Kennedy in Dallas???" Aside from the written fearful plots, there were also phone calls that have been investigated.
According to the report made by the Associated Press, one phone call said that there were bombs along the parade route while there were also talking about a hit squad. Another dangerous plot for the late president was also phoned in a Georgia university where he was scheduled to make a rally. It was also stated that the call was not traced and there's no further information available.
The caller who made Mandela's death threats for his US trip also claimed that he and his comrades spent much of their time trying to stop the freedom fighter. He even said that he has different weapons in performing his duty and that they received military trainings. A memo from the FBI office also reveals detailed information concerning the late ruler from an unidentified source.
Documents containing Mandela's death threats for his US trip were actually released to Ryan Shapiro as part of the Freedom of Information Act lawsuit. The records were also made by the available by the FBI in its website.
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