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| Blast Reported in Bolivia Congress | |
| 2004-03-30 | |
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) - A suicide bomber detonated his explosive vest in the Bolivian congress Tuesday, killing himself and wounding two police officers, police said. Police Chief. Guido Arandea said the man had made his way to a first-floor section of the building, away from the Congressional chambers. He set off the bomb after security agents cleared the area, police said. Arandea said the two injured officers had tried to talk to the man before he set off the explosives.
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| Posted by:Steve |
| #6 Let's all give it up for the Palestainians for their gift to world culture: the suicide bomber! |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2004-03-30 9:55:22 PM |
| #5 The link here says he was demanding early retirement benefits. I'd say he retired early, don't you? |
| Posted by: Ptah 2004-03-30 6:04:35 PM |
| #4 I'm actually kind of shocked by this. I've been to Bolivia three times and I've always found it to be the kind of place where you might get mugged, but you would never get beaten up in the process. Peru on the other hand... |
| Posted by: 11A5S 2004-03-30 5:59:45 PM |
| #3 My property taxes goin nutz.... maybe me too. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-03-30 5:55:23 PM |
| #2 Pension reforms? Cheez, there's something worth strapping on a bomb vest for. What next -- acturarial life insurance table reform? |
| Posted by: Steve White 2004-03-30 5:40:37 PM |
| #1 According to the BBC Spanish site, he was an ex-miner and went off just a couple of minutes after El Presidente left the building for a soccer game. His name is Eustaquio Icachuli Collaca and he was protesting pension reforms. |
| Posted by: 11A5S 2004-03-30 4:53:28 PM |