There is concern for the safety of Javier Diez Canseco, congressman for Izquierda Unida, United Left, an opposition party. On 19 March 1997 his car was shot at by a group of armed men, who reportedly claimed to be policemen. Javier Diez Canseco was not in the car at the time, but his bodyguard was reportedly shot in the leg during the attack.
