Threatening emails may have brought down CIA chief

By Agencies in Washington and Charlotte, North Carolina | China Daily | Updated: 2012-11-12 08:00

Above: General David Petraeus and his wife Holly participate in an armed forces farewell tribute and retirement ceremony in Arlington, Virginia, on Aug 31, 2011.

Left: Paula Broadwell is pictured discussing her biography of General David Petraeus on The Daily Show in New York on Jan 25. Photos by Associated Press and Reuters

The plot surrounding the resignation of CIA chief David Petraeus over an extramarital affair thickened on Sunday with reports that his alleged lover had sent emails to a second woman seen as a threat to her love interest.