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| Four Injured in Explosions in Caracas |
| 2003-02-25 |
| Two powerful explosions damaged the Spanish embassy and the Colombian consulate minutes apart in the Venezuelan capital early Tuesday, injuring four people and raising tensions in a city still recovering from an anti-government strike. Leaflets supporting President Hugo Chavez's so-called "Bolivarian Revolution" were found outside the Spanish Embassy. "We believe these were very potent bombs judging by the damage done," said the mayor of Caracas' Chacao district, Leopoldo Lopez. The first blast was outside the Spanish embassy in eastern Caracas. The second explosion, 15 minutes later, rocked the Colombian consulate. The blasts lightly injured four people, including a night watchman, Lopez said. The explosions came a two days after Chavez warned Colombia and Spain, among other countries, not to meddle in Venezuela's domestic affairs. Both nations had expressed concern over the arrest of opposition leader Carlos Fernandez, who was arrested last week for his role in leading a two-month general strike against Chavez. Wotta coincidence, that they should get bombed. The Venezuelan pee-pul must deeply support Hugo, to want to issue warnings to other states to stay the hell out of his private business... |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |