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| Large blast hits Mexican capital |
| 2008-02-15 |
| A lotta this going around today... Police and ambulances are attending the scene of a large blast in Mexico City, where at least one person is reported to have been killed and another hurt. The blast occurred at about 1430 (2030 GMT) near the tourist area known as the Zona Rosa (Pink Zone), and the city's police headquarters. Police officers in riot gear swarmed about and cordoned off the area. The cause of the explosion was unclear, though a senior police officer said it may have been an explosive device. |
| Posted by:tu3031 |
| #2 Bombs Near Mexico City Police Building Leave One Dead Two bombs exploded this afternoon near police headquarters in the heart of Mexico City, killing one person and injuring at least one more. The bombs may be the work of drug traffickers or a small rebel group known as the EPR, said Jorge Chabat, a political science professor at the Center for Economic Research and Teaching in Mexico City. ... EPR bombed oil pipelines last year as part of an anti-government campaign. Joel Ortega, head of Mexico City's security secretariat, said the man killed in the blast may have been carrying an explosive device when it detonated. (Oops) ... Ortega said that one of the bombs was homemade and probably detonated by a mobile phone, El Universal newspaper reported on its Web site. |
| Posted by: ed 2008-02-15 20:35 |
| #1 Chief of Detectives,"What kind of bomb was it?" Inspector Cleuseau, "The exploding kind". |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2008-02-15 16:58 |