'Bin laden had almost killed Clinton'

LONDON (Agencies) - Former US President Bill Clinton came within minutes of being assassinated in the Philippines by terrorists controlled by Osama bin Laden, according to a new book.
He was saved shortly before his car was due to drive over a bridge in Manila where a bomb was planted.
The foiled attack came during Clintons visit to the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in the city in 1996.
The details have been revealed in the book titled The Death of American Virtue: Clinton vs Starr by Ken Gromley, an American law professor, who said he was told the details of the bomb plot by Louis Merletti, a former director of the Secret Service.
'The Daily Telegraph today reported that at one point during his stay, Clinton was scheduled to visit a local politician in central Manila.
His route was through a bridge. But as his motorcade was about to set off, secret service officers received a crackly message in one earpiece saying intelligence agents had picked up a message suggesting an attack was imminent.