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Bomb Explodes in Trinidad Capital Monday July 11, 2005 10:01 PM PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) - A bomb exploded in a trash bin in downtown Port-of-Spain on Monday, wounding at least six people, officials said. Port-of-Spain Mayor Murchison Brown said on the radio that one person was killed, but Deputy Police Commissioner Glen Roach said later that several people were wounded, two seriously, but there were no deaths. Cynthia Carrington-Murray, director of Trinidad General Hospital, the largest hospital in Port-of-Spain and the closest to the scene, also said there were no fatalities. ``We have no idea of the kind of device used nor who is behind it,'' Roach said. Local media reported that a man was seen placing a package in the garbage bin shortly before the explosion around 2 p.m. on the corner of Frederick and Queen streets, a major intersection in the capital city of the two-island Caribbean nation. The site of the blast is two blocks from the national Parliament, which was meeting at the time. After Monday's explosion Police searched the downtown commercial district for other explosives and evacuated the area, the mayor said on the radio. ``I am shocked at this event,'' Brown said. ``We definitely have to exercise all necessary precautions and I am sure the security forces are sparing no effort that the country is safe.'' Robert Skinner, a spokesman for the U.S. Embassy, which is about five miles away from the site of the explosion, said American officials were trying to get information on the blast. On 7/11/05, Vivec <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well.. > > an explosive device of some sort went off in downtown Port of Spain, > capital city of Trinidad this afternoon. > > Reports are sketchy, but people have definitely been hurt..possibly > killed. They've cordoned off the area, and advised people to stay out > of town, but that's the main transport hub so for people without a car > that's near impossible. > > There are also reports that there may have been other explosions. > I'm out of downtown though. > > The cell network is clogged, can't get through to anyone right now, > although the older TDMA phones still work. Can't even send an SMS. > > News at 7 should tell us more. > *sigh* > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:164300 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
