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| Chihuahua: Car bomb was part of a plot to attack Mexican Federal agents |
| 2010-09-13 |
| Google Translate from a variety of news sources. For a map, click here. The car bomb detonated by explosive specialists Saturday was part of a lot to attack Mexican federal agents stationed in Juarez, according to Mexican press reports. Several armed suspects mounted an attack on Mexican Federal police headquarters near the intersection of Avenida Hermanos Escobar and Cuatro Siglos, causing a pursuit. The suspects managed to elude police. This attack is assumed to be a diversion to draw police elements from a nearby location. Subsequently, a call reporting executions went out at 2300 hrs Friday night, causing police to converge to the intersection of Avenida Hermanos Escobar and Avenida del Charro where two cars were found. One car was found with an unidentified dead man aboard, while another vehicle, a Ford Escape, was found with explosives aboard. When Mexican Army explosives experts were called the explosives were determined to be Tovex, a commercial grade of dynamite most commonly used in mining in Mexico, Tovex is also the same type used in the July car bomb attack in Juarez which killed three. Reports say the car with the victim was intended to be a decoy with the main attack coming from the explosives ladened SUV. It is uncertain at this point how the explosives were to be detonated for the attack. |
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