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Caribbean-Latin America
Nuevo Leon: 2 Cop Shops Attacked by Hand Grenades
2010-09-07
Google Translate from a variety of Mexican web sources. For a map, click here.
Police facilities in Sabina Hidalgo and Monterrey, Nuevo Leon were attacked with hand grenades, according to Mexican news reports.

The Agencia Estatal de Investigaciones (AEI) facility on Calle Gonzalitos in southern Monterrey was hit by a hand grenade at about 2200 hrs Friday night. No one was reported hurt in the attack.

The grenade detonated in the middle of Calle Gonzalitos, damaging he pavement. The street was closed for an hour.

Meanwhile in Sabinas Hidalgo, halfway between Monterrey and Reynosa, Tamaulipas, unknown armed suspects threw two grenades at the police station early Monday morning.

One grenade exploded near the front entrance of the building while the other exploded in the courtyard of the facility. The offices of the Procuraduria General de la Republica housed nearby was damaged and limited to broken windows and a damaged wall.

The last grenade attack on police facilities in Sabinas Hidalgo took place last August 27.

The last grenade attack on police facilities in Monterrey took place August 28.

No one was reported hurt in either of those attacks as well.
Posted by:badanov

#2  Itake it the Burg has upgraded the Mexican cartels to terrorists since this is in WoT?

Connected to groups waging war to establish the Caliphate, miscellaneous. But also, an equivalent threat to to our liberty for the foreseeable future.
Posted by: trailing wife   2010-09-07 17:00  

#1  I take it the Burg has upgraded the Mexican cartels to terrorists since this is in WoT? I mean they appear to have some connections to terrorist organizations and they certainly act like terrorists. I'm just curious.
Posted by: miscellaneous   2010-09-07 15:23  

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