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Mexico vows to increase pipeline security after blasts
Reuters ^ | 10 July 2007 | Reuters

Posted on 07/11/2007 6:40:55 AM PDT by BGHater

Mexico said on Tuesday it would tighten security at strategic installations after a shadowy leftist rebel group claimed responsibility for a rash of fuel pipeline explosions.

Presidential spokesman Maximiliano Cortazar said investigations were under way into an explosion at a natural gas pipeline in the early hours of Tuesday and three other pipeline blasts last Thursday.

The four blasts shut down pipelines supplying natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, crude oil and gasoline to the domestic market.

But none of the blasts affected oil exports and no injuries were reported, according to state oil monopoly Pemex.

(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Mexico
KEYWORDS: energy; leftist; mexico; naturalgas; oil; pipeline

1 posted on 07/11/2007 6:40:58 AM PDT by BGHater
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To: BGHater

John Robb’s website has a very good discussion on systems disruption

http://globalguerrillas.typepad.com/globalguerrillas/


2 posted on 07/11/2007 6:50:59 AM PDT by reluctantwarrior (Strength and Honor, just call me Buzzkill for short......)
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To: BGHater

These attacks are probably their training ground for when the operation is moved north. Hope I’m wrong.


3 posted on 07/11/2007 7:19:16 AM PDT by From One - Many (Trust the Old Media At Your Own Risk)
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