The terrorist group Al Qaeda (an organization banned in Russia) attempted to assassinate Bill Clinton in 1996 while he was serving as US President. This was reported by Reuters Citing data from US Secret Service agents.
Clinton came to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit held in Manila, the capital of the Philippines. Before the plane carrying the president landed, the security service received information that there were explosives on the route of Clinton’s motorcade. Later, Philippine intelligence services defused the explosive itself and found a jeep with a machine gun inside.
It is stated that this assassination attempt against the American leader is almost never mentioned in either the US government’s reports or Al Qaeda’s documents. According to the agency, there was no proper investigation.
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin during an interview with journalist Tucker Carlson shared The story of his meeting with former US President Bill Clinton in the Kremlin in the early 2000s. They later discussed the possibility of Russia joining NATO.
Previously Bill Clinton spoke About a possible partnership between Russia and the USA.