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I just saw an update on the TV here in Mexico, for anyone who is interested, it was broadcast as one of the headlines in Televisa, one of the major national TV stations.
Apparently the car bomb was rigged with over 10kg of explosives, and they've identified the identity of the body used to bait the police officers as a man who disappeared(most likely kidnapped) the exact same day of the bombing. According to the media, the FBI is also participating(I believe as of the 18th-19th of this month) in the investigation to track down the origins of the bomb.
IMHO, this is a stupid, stupid move by the cartels. The very fact that they were trying to bait police officers, makes this move all the closer to terrorism. As a Mexican, the last thing I personally want is intervention on the part of the U.S. military (I'd love for the situation to be resolved by our own means), but the reality is that if this keeps going, it is the inevitable consequence.
The headline also emphasized that a large reinforcement was sent to Juarez to sweep for weaponry(and I assume explosive components). It was sad looking at the TV because my mom recognized some of the streets there(her family is from Cd. Juarez and El Paso)....
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