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A Car Bomb attack in the [[w:Mexico|Mexican]] city of [[w:Ciudad Juarez|Ciudad Juarez]] killed 4. The attack occurred in the city's more violent region at about 8 pm. |
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[[File:Juarez en Chihuahua.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Juárez on a map, where Ciudad Juárez is located, in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. {{image credit|Battroid}}]] A car bomb that exploded at about 20:00 MDT Thursday (01:00 Friday UTC) in a violent area of [[w:Ciudad Juarez|Ciudad Juarez]], [[Mexico]] killed several people Thursday and injured more. |
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According the the City Police, they received a call which said that a police officer had been killed in the violent zone of the city. When the police responded, they found a body dressed up as a police officer, it was not a body of a policeman. The Police's spokesmen said, "Then the bomb went off." <ref name="Police Quote">[http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/07/16/mexico.juarez.explosion/?hpt=Sbin&fbid=uRZgM1SMYBi], Quote by the Police Spokesmen, Jacinto Seguro.</ref> |
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Police spokesman Jacinto Seguro said Friday that Mexican federal police received a call that an officer was dead. Seguro went on to say, "When they went to check the car, there was a dead body in there, dressed up like a police officer, but it wasn't one of ours. They put him in a civilian car but dressed him up in a municipal police uniform. That's when the bomb went off. It's like an act of terrorism." |
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The among the dead were two policemen, a paramedic and a civilian. Six people were injured in the blast. Four people are still in the hospital - three paramedics and a civilian. |
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Federal police spokesman Ramon Salinas said the blast killed two officers, a paramedic, and one civilian, although Mayor Jose Reyes said that only three died. At least six others were injured, although reports have said the total injured may be as high as sixteen. Four remain in the hospital, including three paramedics and one civilian. |
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Mexican authorities allege that the attack was a car bomb, but several counter-terrorism experts are still unsure as to what caused the explosion. Some people say it is an improvised grenade or something similar. One counter-terrorism expert said that if it was to the level of explosive by [[w:Hezbollah|Hezbollah]] it would be a significant event. |
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Mexican authorities say it was a car bomb, but counter-terrorism experts are still unsure as to what caused the vehicle to explode. Intelligence expert Fred Burton said, "For this to be an improvised grenade attack, in some capacity, it doesn't surprise me." |
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The Juarez Cartel claimed responsibility for the attack via graffiti on a wall. It said, "We have more car bombs"<ref name="Police Quote" /> |
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The Juarez cartel, one of the two drug-traffickers in the area, claimed responsibility for the bombing in a graffiti message. "We have more car bombs," the graffiti said. |
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Earlier in the day the city police arrested a member of the cartel, Jesus Armando Acosta Guerrero. The city has been plagued by gang violence since 2008 when the conflict between the Juarez and Sinaloa cartels began. More than 5,000 people have been killed. |
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Ciudad Juárez has a history for trafficking drugs to the [[United States]], especially into [[Texas]]. |
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Before the explosion, the police arrested a suspected leader of the Juarez cartel, Jesus Armando Acosta Guerrero. |
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This year more than 7,000 people have died as a result of drug-related violence in Mexico since this year began. Attorney General Arturo Chavez on Friday said nearly 25,000 people have died in the last three and a half year period. |
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Revision as of 01:13, 17 July 2010
Saturday, July 17, 2010
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A car bomb that exploded at about 20:00 MDT Thursday (01:00 Friday UTC) in a violent area of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico killed several people Thursday and injured more.
Police spokesman Jacinto Seguro said Friday that Mexican federal police received a call that an officer was dead. Seguro went on to say, "When they went to check the car, there was a dead body in there, dressed up like a police officer, but it wasn't one of ours. They put him in a civilian car but dressed him up in a municipal police uniform. That's when the bomb went off. It's like an act of terrorism."
Federal police spokesman Ramon Salinas said the blast killed two officers, a paramedic, and one civilian, although Mayor Jose Reyes said that only three died. At least six others were injured, although reports have said the total injured may be as high as sixteen. Four remain in the hospital, including three paramedics and one civilian.
Mexican authorities say it was a car bomb, but counter-terrorism experts are still unsure as to what caused the vehicle to explode. Intelligence expert Fred Burton said, "For this to be an improvised grenade attack, in some capacity, it doesn't surprise me."
The Juarez cartel, one of the two drug-traffickers in the area, claimed responsibility for the bombing in a graffiti message. "We have more car bombs," the graffiti said.
Ciudad Juárez has a history for trafficking drugs to the United States, especially into Texas.
Before the explosion, the police arrested a suspected leader of the Juarez cartel, Jesus Armando Acosta Guerrero.
This year more than 7,000 people have died as a result of drug-related violence in Mexico since this year began. Attorney General Arturo Chavez on Friday said nearly 25,000 people have died in the last three and a half year period.
Sources
- Nick Valencia and Gustavo Valdes. "Police: Car bomb in Mexican border town kills 4" — CNN, July 16, 2010
- "Deadly Mexican drug gang attack 'was car bomb'" — BBC News, July 16, 2010
- "Mayor: Car bomb used in attack on Mexican police" — The Associated Press, July 16, 2010
