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 News Around the Republic of Mexico | November 2006 
Bomb Blasts Have Diplomats Worried
 El Universal
| | Mexico City police, November 7, 2006. Leftist guerrillas took responsibility for exploding bombs in Mexico's capital on Monday, rattling a country already nervous about unrest in a poor southern state and a deep political rift from an acrimonious election in July. (Reuters) |
Following bomb attacks in Mexico City a week ago, foreign diplomats in Mexico have contacted the federal government with worries over the safety of their embassies, according to information obtained by EL UNIVERSAL.
Capital security officials have agreed to boost security at a number of embassies and consulates, although they said there is no evidence that any is likely to be targeted in an attack.
Belizean Ambassador Salvador Figueroa headed a delegation of diplomats working in Mexico that went to the Foreign Relations Secretariat (SRE) last week to express concerns following the explosions. Figueroa said that a number of embassies in Mexico City don´t have 24-hour security.
UNCERTAIN OVER SECURITY
The diplomats´ concerns reflect rising doubts about the country´s security situation following the July 2 presidential elections, which polarized the electorate, and months of unrest in Oaxaca.
The United States, Canada, Germany, Spain, Netherlands, France and Great Britain have published travel advisories warning against travelling to Oaxaca in recent weeks. Federal police have taken control of much of the city, which was once popular with international tourists.
In the early hours of last Monday, explosive devices damaged the headquarters of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), the Federal Electoral Tribunal that ruled on the contested presidential elections and the branch of a foreign-owned bank. Bombs were also planted in a capital Sanborns store and at another bank, but did not explode. Five guerrilla organizations have claimed responsibility for the bombs. |
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