{"id":5419,"date":"2022-04-13T14:25:57","date_gmt":"2022-04-13T14:25:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/former-president-ian-khama-on-assassination-attempts"},"modified":"2022-04-13T16:41:54","modified_gmt":"2022-04-13T16:41:54","slug":"former-president-ian-khama-on-assassination-attempts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/former-president-ian-khama-on-assassination-attempts","title":{"rendered":"Former President Ian Khama on assassination attempts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Botswana. <\/strong><\/span>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=h1fPw-iLJ2A<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Former President Ian Khama on assassination attempts\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/h1fPw-iLJ2A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Former Botswana president Ian Khama expands on plots to kill him, including three attempts to poison him, in this revealing GGA interview with GGA SADC executive-director Chris Maroleng. 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Three intelligence agencies from states outside of Botswana have, in the past, issued credible warnings of threats to Khama\u2019s life, and in this interview, Khama details the harassment of his family, including his brother and his brother\u2019s American wife, who he says was held in police cells and tortured for two days.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Botswana. https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=h1fPw-iLJ2A Former Botswana president Ian Khama expands on plots to kill him, including three attempts to poison him, in this revealing GGA interview with GGA SADC executive-director Chris Maroleng. 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