In late 2002 the FBL re-emerged, issuing pamphlets declaring their support for Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, but claimed they received no funding from the government, and denied their involvement in extortion and kidnapping.  Opponents of President Chavez claimed that the FBL was linked to Columbian terrorist groups FARC and ELN and to the Bolivarian Circles, a mass movement supporting Chavez.  It is unclear if the current organization is linked to the 1992 group.<br /><p><br />On February 25, 2003 the Spanish Embassy and Columbian Consulate in Caracas, Venezuela were bombed.  Pamphlets were found at the site from the FBL calling for the expulsion of the US and Spanish Ambassadors along with the Secretary-General of the OAS, who was chairing talks between Chavez and opposition groups.  The Spanish and US governments were implicated because they had recognized the brief government that emerged during a failed coup against Chavez in April 2002.<br /><p><br />The FBL has also been accused of intimidating Chavez opponents in the provinces of Apure, Barinas, and Tachira along the Colombian border.  Chavez opponents have alleged that the FBL is merely a front for an armed group of Chavez supporters.  Chavez supporters have alleged that the FBL was created by Chavez opponents to discredit Chavez.

Borok National Council of Tripura (BNCT)

National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) -- Founding Group

The Borok National Council of Triupra (BNCT) is a splinter organization that broke off from the larger Tripuran separatist group, the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT), in September 2000. The split was believed to have been a result of personal and tribal differences between members, and thus the goal of both groups  --  the establishment of an independent state of Tripura  --  remain the same. The NLFT/BNCT also combine an element of Christian fundamentalism into their politics and terrorist activity, although they remain primarily nationalist organizations. <P><br />Separatist violence in northeastern India has almost always focused on government officials from the ruling parties. In Tripura, these are the Left Front (including the CPI-M) and the Congress Party. Historically, the NLFT/BNCT have focused their attacks on the Left Front while the All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF), their rival, has attacked members and allies of the Congress Party.