A car bomb killed a top Venezuelan prosecutor investigating opponents of President Hugo Chavez who were accused of backing a 2002 coup attempt against the leftist leader, officials said on Friday. The killing of prosecutor Danilo Anderson revived fears of renewed political violence in the world's No. 5 oil exporter. Authorities said the yellow jeep destroyed in the remote-controlled blast in a Caracas suburb late Thursday belonged to Anderson, who was leading the case against several hundred opposition politicians, lawyers, businessmen and ex-military officers. Interior Minister Jesse Chacon said forensic tests on the badly burned body identified the driver as Anderson and an initial investigation showed an explosive had been placed near the driver's seat. "An explosive was placed on the vehicle, which was detonated by wireless remote control," Chacon said. "There is no other way to describe this other than terrorism."
