Pre-dawn bomb blast at EU offices in central Buenos Aires
Explosive materials were set off outside the door of the European Union’s branch in Argentina, located in an expensive neighbourhood. Early police reports said the explosion only caused superficial damage and that there were no injuries.
The explosion took place between 2.45 am and 3 am Tuesday at the entrance to the Argentine branch of the European Union, in the centre of the city of Buenos Aires.
As a result of the incident, damage was caused to the front door of the building, and to three windows and a side garage.
Police officers from Police Station 17 and the Bomb Squad, alongside the Federal Police’s fire brigade, SAME ambulance staff and a Metrogas van were all working at the scene to try to determine the exact causes of the explosion. No injuries were reported.
The pre-dawn blast occurred after two people left a backpack outside the office, a security guard told authorities.
Relations between Argentina and the EU have been roiled by Buenos Aires’ recent decision to nationalize oil company YPF, a unit of Spanish giant Repsol.
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If so they aren't very coherent.
However I'm impressed they've now mastered bomb technology enough that the explosion actually escapes the bag it is detonated in. What nex? A broken window? Golly gosh we're in trouble.
Politicians stoking the fire of nationalism help nobody...they certainly don't give peace (much of) a chance.
Indeed it is a surprise and you're right, the Lady in Black is firing up the passions. The blame lies with government and the unending falsehood of the ludicrous Argentine claims to the Falklands.
The RG's have no fucking chance whatsoever of getting the Falklands. None. If they think that this sort of juvenile behaviour reflects well on them then they are very much mistaken.
It makes them look like pathetic school kids.
....then she could call in UN Security forces to protect her citizens and foreign national on the streets of this fair city.
There is little evidence that Argentina's security forces themselves have either the ability, the energy, or *the inclination* so to do.
Yup, that or Timmerman slipped on his “Milk tray” suit and ran on down there to do it himself.
Oh and would anyone, anyone at all like to comment on the probability of the Argentinian police catching the people who did this? or are we going to get the “We have no leads” excuse???
Well done argtards on just being retarded. YPF-style peaceful negotiations anyone?
Of course, the Argentine terrorist-sympathsizers might say that knowing such a dynamic would emerge from such violence against the EU, the MI5 or Spain's Centro Nacional de Inteligencia might be responsible. Hmmm... ¿Quién sabe?
Once the peso devaluation happens all heck will break loose.
Guzz, right wing anarchists would blow up a gov't building not an EU building. How does that make sense? Or is it RG logic that I don''t understand?
That wouldn't be the only logic you don't understand, lad :)
As the right-wing is extremely reduced and in lack of followers, the only way to create a fuzz would be to seek internacional backup, thus selecting a target that would point to the left-wing. But they are so stupid, they chose an EU building :)
You're not wrong. Right-wing activists would have targetted the government, not the UN. It could be a false-flag from the Spanish, but it's hardly their M.O. and it's not as though they don't have enough popular opinion against Argtardia at the moment anyways. Ockham's razor would suggest it is more likely to be La Campora starting up a period of militancy against foreign targets in order to support KFC's reign.
Let's face it, they're going to be ice-cubes in a few months.
They also didn't attack any Chinese targets, a communist country that is buying up large parts of Argentinian industry and land. Surely the right wing would see that as a target.
Little of what you say makes any sense.
This has CFK written all over it, EU backing Spain on possible sanctions, blaming the lack of MercoSur/EU FTA on instability from members etc.
Peron playbook, wait until they start to smash up newspapers and blow up the Jockey Club.
I have no clue why they would attack a UN office, you tell me, that's just another alternative reality presented by you in post #18.
Why would La Campora attack a EU office??? :)
@21
So, according to you, La Campora broke two windows on a EU office in the middle of the night, in the country they are in charge of, because of the fact that EU support Spain in the YPF cause???
I wont call you stupid, that would offend stupidity...
If you don't see the patterns developing I feel sorry for you.
Yankee explained quite clearly in @21 the drivers behind a La Campora attack on an EU office. However, you offer up no such logical explanation. You just offer lies and an attempt to play down the seriousness of the militancy of the organization that you aspire to be a part of.
Lies? Please stop it, no one knows (except you two seers) what happened there, and your GUESSES are as valid as anyones GUESSES. So stop spreading assumptions as if they were facts, because they are NOT facts, only in your own little alternative reality...
@All
If most of the Knobel Prize winners are ex-terrorists, does that mean they're going to write a letter commending the La Campora bombers on their skills?
Me upset? No, Greek, I'm just giving you a hand on your route to make a fool out of yourself :)
Watch the patterns. Go back through my posts almost EVERYONE OF THEM HAS COME OR IS ABOUT TO COME TO FRUITION.
I am baffled why RGs don't see it.
It is too bad for CFK that there aren't reserves. Peron was at least able to use the huge gold reserves to keep himself if power but ooops there is nothing left to dole out.
So in the end it will be like Venezuela or Zimbabwe. High inflation, high unemployment and empty shelves the Bolivarian dream.
Everyone equal except some are more equal than others.
Spot on. And previous doses of peronist policies have not exactly made argentina a towering economic success. They never seem to learn.
Toby, if all is well in Mendoza how come they can't issue debt and are considering Patacones?
Try again.
“harrassment of Argentina by the EU”
Here we go again! More double speak from Argentina! You go round calling for economic boycotts against one EU member, then illegaly expropriate the assets of another EU member, then have the temerity to describe the resultant protests as “harassment”!
Que cara dura!
For all I care, EU may say what they want, actually, the more they complain is for me an indication of how well we are doing :)
Those translation devices have gotten better, but they don't replace human learning of a language.
Good lord. Poor tobias, he's completely lost it.
Also makes Buenos Aires a bit more European, with all the bomb threats. Think Madrid in the 90s (ETA), London in the 80s (IRA), Rome (years of lead), Germany in the 70s (left-wing terror), Paris in the 60s (Algerian terrorism)... now it has that EU feeling, with all the terror and domestic bombings typical of European life.
Can't be exactly like Europe, there's only one!
The EU and their member states are retreating from everywhere in the world, it simply has no cash. Times up, pay up. You have decades of austerity ahead, have fun. (at least you won't be deadbeats like Argentina... maybe hahah).
Begins?????? I thought they were Halfway there already. Now, the only question left is ”When will history start to repeat itself?
Well, if they left the USA (which still defends them militarily), that would be pretty much the end. I said they are retreating, not belly up.
The retreat from argtardia is long overdue. Should have been done earlier and spain is getting it's fingers burned as a result.
Pakistan, India, China plus your mates in Iran, Syria, Venezuela, Bolivia and Cuba. What a fucking crew that would be. Could you imagine that lot plus RG Land looking after world affairs?
What a state we'd be in.
As for prosperous young community - have you been on the happy baccy son?
With your heart in your hand, coudn't be any worse than the current state of world affairs.
Remember in the years of “British, European, American ”oversight“ ” , (19th, 20th century), more people have died in violence than humans have died from natural causes, war, disease, crime, or suicide...
in the last 150.000 years... combined!!!
You have been a miserable utter failure. Bottom line.
Says the bloke whose country of 40m invaded the Falkland Islands with 3,000 people on there. Says the bloke whose country would happily ethnically cleanse the islands.
The US, EU and UK has done more for the world that you fuckers ever have you hypocritical wanker.
Yet again I see no mention of your own country in another post from you. Just, like Marcos, another one talking about other nations to keep off the depressing subject of Argentina.
did you get your food parcel from La Campora today or were they too busy planting bombs?
(answer: no)
Did they turn the gas back on to the shopping centers yet?
Poor little former first worldlers. They know in the bottom of their hearts that they are in a long long long inexorable slide (same for italians, germans, french, etc)... so they are bragging and gasconading while they still can.
I think I finally figured it out.
What has Argentina done in the last 100 years to benifit the world, and not itself??? just one example. Answer nothing!!!!!!!!!!!
Congratulations for saving your country from Nazi domination, and extending the life of your tyrannical empire in Africa and India ( and that of France also in Africa and Asia), for another decade or two. Such a great thing for the world to save White Europeans from subjugation of the Nazis, in order to continue Black African and Asian subjugation.
:)
BTW it too Argentina 75 years to go from 1st world to say 4th how long do you think it will take the USA? 200? What a fool you are....
BTW if we go belly up what happens to your reserves? Hmm most are in U$ aren't they?
How would you know what a fact is? Like asking a fish to describe dry.
DID THEY TURN ON THE GAS TO SHOPPING CENTERS YET? Brr
Oh guzzy 1+1 =cat maybe he can help you out with the math.
There are four new malls opening in Mendoza this year, a record nationwide. Maybe next year it will happen as the demand outrips supply.
Maybe next year it will happen as the demand outrips supply.
LOL
are we talking about Rg Land or dubai?
I hear eyeglasses are getting hard to come by is that true?
So yeah, it caused some expense but now Mendoza has the best motorways in the country really, multilanes across the province and within the city, and a metro line (the only city in Argentina outside BA).
foro.univision.com/t5/Practicando-en-los-Foros/MDZ/m-p/443362863#M1989896
foro.univision.com/t5/Practicando-en-los-Foros/MDZ/td-p/443362424#axzz1tkiq2fm5
“Then why is Mendoza Province out of $? Doesn't correspond to a good economy does it? Am I missing something? Please explain RG economics you know I have trouble with the concepts.”
And can you explain this?
USA shantytowns
www.youtube.com/watch?v=73UBl68icjw&feature=player_embedded#at=27
Quiz time:
Who said “'Terrorism can be justifiable”
Oops!
UK’s Foreign Secretary 2009 “David Miliband: There are circumstances in which terrorism can be justifiable”
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1206833/David-Miliband-There-circumstances-terrorism-justifiable.html
So yes a Nazi run whole or europe, Africa and Japanese control of far east including China , Australia, Burma , India. Only leaves SA which had many pro nazi regimes, to scared to join the fight.
India was granted independance in 1947 and are now a emerging super power! dam the UK. Deep down that embarrassment of your countries lack of bravery and your humiliation eates away at you. get over it and look forward. Well look a bit further than pending economic meltdown and being a laughing stock on the world stage. Grow a pair
Okay, lack of bravery ....
Was it more brave to enable decolonialisation of India?
More brave to enable Pakistan to partition?
More brave to allow India to develop/purchase the hydrogen bomb/missiles?
Or would it have been braver to retain the colony, keep the subcontinent undivided, and ban its bomb?
Re. “dam the UK” .... with the present floods this would be a good idea.
The bravery dig was aimed at Argentina as you are well aware, and iam sure your struggling to provide details of such a subject.
India's independance was agreed during the second world war, it insured a 100 percent effort in defeating the Japanese invasion force (Brave Indian and Brave Commonwealth troops fighting)
After the war as iam sure you know Britian was bankrupted and slowly one by one gave up and granted independance to its former colonies. Partition along racial grounds was nesseary and a terrible time was had by both emerging nations. Both are now emerging and gaining in stature , unfortunately Argentina is fading into economic and moral collapse.
So back to the original point , lack of bravery and humiliated country with a huge chip on shoulder, answer Argentina. Bullying a small island of 3000 souls. Shame on you for supporting such a despotic regime
One more question what has Argentina ever done for another nation to help them??? They are self obssessed caring only for themselves.
You do realize you are a very dumb, low intelligence, degraded IQ individual right?
Either that, or illiterate and having never read a history book.
Your choice really.
clue- There is a monument in Mendoza (sorry, could not resist), evoking what Argentina did to help other countries... Ignorant, pathetic fool. What a waste of a human being, tossing sacrificed human lives as being worth nothing.
1-“One more question what has Argentina ever done for another nation to help them???”
Surely you are not European or may be you suffer of lack of memory.
1-Argentina stand alone and opposed to the exclusion of Germany from the League of Nations after WWI (What that may be could avoided WWII) and ended up suffering own isolation from US and UK.
2-Argentina sent food to EU while EU was starving during WWI & WWII.
3- Helped Spanish when starving during Franco Era and accepted Spanish nationals refugees.
4-Helped Italy with food and Humanitarian aid by accepting war refugees.
5- Allowed Brit companies to sell food to Germans to finances their war.
6-Recieved Germans escaping from the wars.
7- Bailed out Britain in 1bn pound when she couldn’t paid.
8- Received a huge emigration of EU nationals refugees during and after WWI & WWWII.
9- Is currently providing humanitarian aid in Haiti and Africa.
Now you tell me what your nation had ever done for Argentina?
2-“They are self obssessed caring only for themselves”
May be that is a result of what happened during 2001 when some fellow countries sent used medical material (like used syringes and that kind of stuff) as humanitarian donations.
Or because some fellow EU countries like Spain mistreat them without reason.
A teacher was deported from Spain having a letter of invitation from Spanish Uni. and she lost her pregnancy after being caught 4 hours by Spanish officers and being forced to fly 36 hours non stop.
www.ambito.com/noticia.asp?id=548519
Did I helped to answer your question?
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Misiones and Formosa Provinces are provinces of Argentina that were seized and annaxed by Argentina from Paraguay this page is dedicated to address Argentine hyporcacy and ensuring their return to Paraguay.
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