3 blasts reported in Mexico City

[maddezmom]

MEXICO CITY - Three simultaneous explosions late Sunday targeted the offices of one of Mexico's main political parties, the headquarters of the country's electoral tribunal and a bank.

Civil protection authorities said no injuries were reported but declined to discuss details of the explosions, which happened around midnight, the government news agency Notimex said.

Mexican radio station Formato 21 reported that the entrance to the headquarters of the Institutional Revolutionary Party, known as the PRI, was damaged, with some windows broken.

The radio station quoted a PRI representative as saying the explosions were carried out by groups trying to destabilize the government prior to President-elect Felipe Calderon's swearing-in on Dec. 1.

more:http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061106/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/mexico_explosions

[texasleo]

1. oh, boy

that won't end well.

[keopeli]

2. Mexicans try to take back their democracy. n/t

[IndianaGreen]

19. Those booming sounds you hear are the sounds of freedom

Mexico is ripe for revolution! The poor are tired of being the BOHICAs for the elites.

[mom cat]

30. The bombs bursting in air.

[Syrinx]

3. "Bush doctrine" pays off everyday

:sarcasm:

[lostnfound]

4. Could be just an excuse, perhaps.

Things aren't always what they seem to be.

[nadinbrzezinski]

5. False flag

if this was the PAN offices it would make sense, the PRI polled the lowest in the Federal Elections....

What is makes sense, if anything, is Oaxaca

[arcos]

6. Everything is related...

Although there are some left wing elements in PRI, right now the "official line" represents the same right wing as PAN, Fox and Calderón.

[nadinbrzezinski]

7. The PRI lost horribly

that is why this smells...

[gorbal]

8. Here is a similar article

It is newer but I am not sure if the info is-

http://www.eitb24.com/portal/eitb24/noticia/en/international-news/just-after-midnight-three-bombs-explode-simultaneously-in-capital?itemId=B24_19108&cl=%2Feitb24%2Finternacional&idioma=en

[fasttense]

9. The bushes are creating insurgents everywhere

they get involved.

[area51]

10. "President-elect Felipe Calderon"

More like pResident-Select, just like in this country.

[IndianaGreen]

20. Calderon was selected like Bush was

Unlike the sheep we have for citizens in our country, Mexicans are willing to fight for their freedoms.

[Recursion]

11. Remember, remember the 5th of November n/t

[elehhhhna]

12. Explosions in Mexico City damage political party's headquarters

Explosions in Mexico City damage political party's headquarters, reportedly damage bank
The Associated PressPublished: November 6, 2006


MEXICO CITY: Three simultaneous explosions occurred early Monday in Mexico City, destroying a building entrance at a leading political party's headquarters and reportedly damaging the Federal Electoral Tribunal and a bank.

Authorities also deactivated a homemade explosive device at a second bank branch near the tribunal, Mexican news media reported. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the explosions.

Authorities told Mexican news media there were no injuries and the explosions did not cause any fires.

Mexico City Public Safety Secretary Joel Ortega told reporters that emergency officials received two telephone calls shortly after midnight warning that bombs were about to be detonated. The first explosion happened about 12:30 a.m. (0630 GMT), he said.

http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/11/06/america/LA_GEN_Mexico_Explosions.php

[elehhhhna]

13. Reichstags, anyone?

[rman]

16. "who benefits?"

always a good question.

[madrchsod]

14. i was watching coverage from mexico

on univision....that`s not pretty down there...if this situation gets worse we will have to pull our troops out of iraq to deal with the hundreds of thousands fleeing mexico. we can not ignore this to much longer.

[rman]

15. hmm, you think APPO will chase the federal police clear out of Mexico?

[elehhhhna]

17. K&R

[niallmac]

18. You can only push and squeeze people so far.

This one world economic BS is squeezing the little guy pretty hard everywhere and all for
extra Paris Hilton mad money. I don't pretend to know what
these explosions represent but if I was a big rich man in a country
with that many poor people I would watch my back.

[icymist]

21. Bomb at Mexico's top electoral court, the one that 'selected' Calderon.

Small bombs hit Mexico election court, party HQ
MEXICO CITY, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Small bombs exploded on Monday at Mexico's top electoral court, the headquarters of an opposition party and a bank in the capital but there were no injuries, Mexican media reported.

The bombs went off simultaneously just after midnight.

The court, known as the Trife, drew protests by leftists in September for ruling that conservative candidate Felipe Calderon won July's presidential election fairly.

Judges threw out claims of fraud by leftist candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who lost narrowly.
Read the article

Explosions Damage Offices in Mexico City
<snip>
Police deactivated two other bombs, one at a second Scotiabank near the court and another outside a Sanborns restaurant, a chain owned by billionaire Carlos Slim, near the PRI headquarters, said Mexico City Public Safety Secretary Joel Ortega.

Authorities said the deactivated bomb at the Scotiabank was inside a box labeled "Bomb-Danger."

<snip>
The explosions came a day after more than 20,000 leftists from across Mexico marched in Oaxaca to demand the withdrawal of federal police who were sent in on Oct. 29 to end violence linked to a five-month protest against the state's governor.

Read the article

[ShortnFiery]

22. Domestic Terrorism?

Or perhaps Melhman will claim that the leftists have shipped in Al Quaeda from the Middle East. :eyes:

No worries American Patriots!

Thanks to Dear Leader and our Republican Congress our southern border is secure. :P

[icymist]

23. It's more like domestic reveloution!

More from the LA Times article:
<snip>
The protesters are seeking the resignation of Oaxaca state Gov. Ulises Ruiz of the Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI, whom they accuse of rigging the elections that brought him to power in 2004 and oppressing dissent.
Link

[ShortnFiery]

24. I concur, but the ruling elite in Mexico will label them "terrorists"

and react accordingly to save their fortunes stolen from their own people. :(

[IndianaGreen]

26. And we will label them freedom fighters

If you want a terrorist, you need to look no farther than the governor of Oaxaca.

[IndianaGreen]

25. Mexican version of American Revolution Minutemen

Striking a blow for freedom!

[rman]

27. where the terrorists just had a massive peaceful demonstration,

with the only incident being a PRI gunman shooting one of the protesters.

[hogwyld]

28. K & R big time

I'm glad to see the downtrodden masses showing some spunk in trying to wrest back control of their country and destiny. Unlike our sheeple here.

[goforit]

29. This is getting serious folks.

[gorbal]

31. Sounds like somebody watched "V" for Vendetta

But got confused as to what time. Seriously, the anti-PRI have alot of political capital right now, they shouldn't blow it on senseless violence.