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10:42, September 14, 2007 |
Mexico blamed terrorists for a series of pipeline blasts which disrupted gas supplies in the country, Attorney General Eduardo Medina said Thursday.
Medina accused terrorists of perpetrating six explosions targeting the state-owned Petroleos Mexicano's gas pipelines on Monday, saying these blasts bore the hallmark of terror acts.
This was the first time the Mexican authorities have pinned down the cause of the blasts as terrorism. Initial official remarks considered the incident as "premeditated acts."
The Revolutionary People's Army claimed responsibility for the explosions on a website message, saying the blasts were aimed at pressing the government's security forces to release its two arrested members.
Medina denied there were two members held.
Medina said the group only succeeded in distracting the country's law enforcement from combats against organized crime and drug smuggling.
The official also said the explosives used in the blasts were similar to those used in July, when the group claimed responsibility for attacking a pipeline between the capital city and Guadalajara.
Source: Xinhua
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