Bombproof.comFootage of car bomb explosion in Juarez
Taken on July 15 2010. Original video by Channel 5 of Juarez. The cameramen was wounded too.
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Two Mexican police officers and a paramedic died in the explosion in Juárez, Mexico's attorney general said today.
A Ford Focus rammed two federal police vehicles about 8 p.m. Thursday in the Downtown district. The explosion occurred soon after.
Killed were a federal police officer, a city police officer and a paramedic. According to news reports, at least 16 people were wounded, including a Channel 5 cameraman.
The explosion occurred on 16 de Septiembre avenue, site of the Juárez mercado and other tourist attractions.
Officials have confirmed the explosion was done using C4 explosives and was triggered through a mobile phone.
Graffiti on a wall in Juárez stated: "What happened on 16 (de Septiembre avenue) will keep happening to all the authorities who keep supporting El Chapo (Joaquín Guzmán, the Sinaloa cartel leader). Sincerely -- the Juárez cartel. We still have car bombs."
The blast was heard and seen from afar on the U.S. side of the border.
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