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| Mexico Oil Pipeline Blasts | |
| 2007-09-10 | |
| Where? Doesn't say. What? Six lines, at least one of which was gas. Who? Left wingers. Obrador supporters? Chavez funded? Hey, this kind of stuff worked great in keeping Iraq messed up so in less-protected Mexico it ought to be a piece of cake to bring down the economy and therefore the 'illicit' government, so the 'good' commies can come to the aid of the people. Then again, Calderon's not so hot either. MEXICO CITY — Six explosions ripped apart pipelines for Mexico's state oil monopoly early Monday, the company said. The blasts were believed to be sabotage and 12,000 people were evacuated afterward.
Pemex issued a statement saying it believed Monday's explosions were also sabotage. Government officials said 12,000 people were evacuated after the blasts. | |
| Posted by:Glenmore |
| #1 Update from the AP: A small, shadowy leftist group linked to similar attacks in July left a note claiming responsibility, a police official in the Gulf coast state of Veracruz told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity. The note was found alongside at least one undetonated explosive device uncovered by soldiers in a swampy area about 550 yards away from a highway toll booth 25 miles north of the port of Veracruz, the official said. At four sections of the pipelines, fires broke out, while at others leaking gas prompted fears of explosions and forced civil protection authorities to evacuate several communities including Ciudad Cardel and Antigua, said state Civil Protection Deputy Director Ranulfo Marquez. "We still have a gas leak in the area of Ciudad Cardel," Marquez said. The explosions also prompted authorities to close two main highways. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2007-09-10 17:55 |