Immediately before the attempt, the executors had been revealed and enabled to get close to the President when he was leaving the hotel. Information from the police department for terrorism say that the executors were members of a terrorist organization established in Western Europe. The same 1993, when President Gligorov had many trips abroad concerning the international recognition of Macedonia, there was an verbal threat on President's life. Last year there was a new assassination attempt on President Gligorov. It happened in Tetovo during the President's campaign.
Information say that the attempt was prepared to be done with a mashinegun.
One of the President's bodyguards noticed the assassin, however he managed to disappear in the large group of people. In May this year, during President's visit to Rome in the honor of the All-Slav educators, Cyril and Methodius, a man that was identified as blond tried to get close to the President. He carried a briefcase with installed explosive and planned to approach the President and to assassinate him. He was eliminated without any incident. There are certain information about several other attempts on President's life in Strumica, Prilep, Kicevo, and Ohrid.