Venezuela's Maduro Accuses U.S. Of "Plot" To Assassinate His Rival

Venezuela's Maduro Urges Obama To Halt "Plot" Against Rival -- Reuters

* Says Pentagon and CIA plan to assassinate Capriles
* Maduro faces opposition rival in April 14 election

CARACAS, March 17 (Reuters) - Venezuela's acting president urged U.S. leader Barack Obama to stop what he called a plot by the Pentagon and the Central Intelligence Agency to kill his opposition rival and trigger a coup before an April 14 election.

Nicolas Maduro said the plan was to blame his opponent's murder on the OPEC nation's government and to "fill Venezuelans with hate" as they prepare to go to vote following the death of socialist leader Hugo Chavez.

Maduro first mentioned a plot against his rival, Henrique Capriles, last week, blaming it on former Bush administration officials Roger Noriega and Otto Reich. Both rejected the allegations as untrue, outrageous and defamatory.

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