Aloha,
Thank goodness there were only minor injuries.
Explosion rocks American Airlines offices in Ecuador
January 28, 2003 10:12:00 PM ET
QUITO, Ecuador, Jan 28 (Reuters) - An explosion rocked American Airlines'' (AMR) offices in a Quito hotel late on Tuesday, injuring three people, officials said.
The explosion occurred at American''s offices at about 7:20 p.m. local time (0020 GMT), witnesses told Reuters.
Police commander Col. Milton Martinez said the explosion was likely caused by a pamphlet bomb, a device commonly used to set off low-impact explosions and attract attention.
Several such explosions have occurred in the past year.
Those hurt suffered minor injuries, the Red Cross said.
A police officer at the scene showed Reuters papers attributing the explosion to a group calling itself the People''s Revolutionary Militias. The group, which Martinez said appeared to be new, said it opposed U.S. interventionism as well as a recent government austerity package. REUTERS
ALOHA, 007
Thank goodness there were only minor injuries.
Explosion rocks American Airlines offices in Ecuador
January 28, 2003 10:12:00 PM ET
QUITO, Ecuador, Jan 28 (Reuters) - An explosion rocked American Airlines'' (AMR) offices in a Quito hotel late on Tuesday, injuring three people, officials said.
The explosion occurred at American''s offices at about 7:20 p.m. local time (0020 GMT), witnesses told Reuters.
Police commander Col. Milton Martinez said the explosion was likely caused by a pamphlet bomb, a device commonly used to set off low-impact explosions and attract attention.
Several such explosions have occurred in the past year.
Those hurt suffered minor injuries, the Red Cross said.
A police officer at the scene showed Reuters papers attributing the explosion to a group calling itself the People''s Revolutionary Militias. The group, which Martinez said appeared to be new, said it opposed U.S. interventionism as well as a recent government austerity package. REUTERS
ALOHA, 007