Draft:2001 Mexican Chamber of Deputies bombing attempt

The 2001 Mexican Chamber of Deputies bombing attempt was an attempted bombing that targeted the Mexican Chamber of Deputies (Spanish: Cámara de Diputados) on October 10, 2001. The attack was attempted by 34-year old former Israeli Defense Force colonel Salvador Guersson Smecke along with 2 other preparators.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

The attack was the top news on Mexican television the day it occurred, but it vanished within just a few days.

Mexican Chamber of Deputies Bombing Plot
Sugar workers and Guards detaining the prepetrators
LocationLegislative Palace of San Lázaro (19.43040° N, 99.11862° W)
DateAttempted on October 10, 2001
c. 5:00PM – c. 6:00PM (UTC-6)
Attack type
Attempted bombing
Weapons
Deaths0
Injured0
Perpetrators
  • Salvador Guersson Smecke
  • Alberto Shemaria León
  • Eli Sthark Ilan
No. of participants
2
MotiveUnknown

Background

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Salvador Guersson Smecke, Alberto Shemaria León,

  • Eli Sthark Ilan

Bombing Plot

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Mexican Congress, San Loranzo

At around 4:00PM.[9][5] After a group of sugar industry workers met with Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies, Beatriz Paredes, discussing their concerns in the chamber and were about to be in the chamber for 48 hours,[5] The two individuals began photographing the workers; this behavior, as well as the way they photographed the workers (aiming their cameras below their belts), and who had seen the men the day before.[9]

infuriated, the workers and demanded their identification. The 2 individuals claimed to be press photographers. Unconvinced, the workers overwhelmed them, only to learn that they were armed with firearms and other weapons. A disturbance broke out, and a few workers alerted congressional security, who had also seen the men the day before, who eventually broke up the disturbance and detaining the two individuals while disarming them. [5][9]

Arrest and Proceedings

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Queretaro

References

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  1. ^ https://archive.ph/7xW7f
  2. ^ "Cae otra vez hombre que atacó con explosivos la Cámara de Diputados en 2001". La Razón (in Spanish). 2012-07-23. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
  3. ^ https://archive.ph/Oeykf#selection-381.0-381.635
  4. ^ https://archive.ph/jZs62
  5. ^ a b c d https://archive.is/XBA2k
  6. ^ https://archive.is/VBIOh
  7. ^ cand.com.vn. "Mossad và âm mưu khủng bố toà nhà Quốc hội Mexico". Báo Công an Nhân dân điện tử (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2024-06-11.
  8. ^ "Autoridades mexicanas investigana un israelí". www.prensa.com (in Spanish). 2001-10-14. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
  9. ^ a b c https://archive.ph/UfHjB